April 1932 issue ~ 6th issue
cover art by William Reusswig
J. Allan Dunn, “The Fire Fiend”
Carroll John Daly, “The Call to Kill” (Vee Brown)
Frederick Nebel, “Murder on the Loose” (Cardigan)
John Lawrence, “The Scarlet Comet” (Paul Bryant, PI)
Norman H. White, Jr., “Buoy of Doom” (Benton Ellwell)
profile and photo of Lawrence on pg. 122
profile and photo of White on pg. 123
pseudonym of Lee Roberts
1954 Dodd Mead hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback
cover art by Mitchell Hooks
1958 Dodd Mead hardcover as Tears for Jessie Hewitt
this the 1959 Dell paperback, re-titled
cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted
1960 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)?
better image than previously posted
January 1932 – debut issue of only 7 published – one of the rarest of collectable pulps
cover art by Delos Palmer
better image than previously posted
[cover updated 2/11/26]
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