Hardboiled – Page 253 – SMB Noir

1973 Sphere reissue in the UK

1973 Sphere reissue in the UK

cover arty by Robert Maguire

July 1957 Signet reissue, first printing

cover arty by Robert Maguire

November 1958 Crest paperback

November 1958 Crest paperback original, first printing

April 1951 issue

1948 Triangle hardcover

1934 Vanguard hardcover

February 1948 Triangle hardcover reissue

basis for the 1948 Robert Siodmak film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Dan Duryea

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1962 issue

[cover updated 2/23/26]

1958 Avon reissue ~ cover art by David Stone

1958 Avon reissue

cover art by David Stone

better image than previously posted

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ray Dean, aka Stockton Mulford

cover art by Ray Dean – aka Stockton Mulford

November 1944 issue