August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1936 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

William E. Barrett, “The Tattooed Chinamen” (Needle Mike)

Leslie T. White, “The Bullet That Took Its Time” (Duke Martindel)

John K. Butler, “Parole for the Dead” (Tricky Enright)

Fred MacIsaac, “Blond Cargo” (Rambler Murphy)

Denslow M. Dade, “The Came On”

March 1951 issue

March 1951 issue

better image than previously posted

~ William E. Barrett, “Snatch As Snatch Can”, ‘wrestler in Texas oil town; reprint, not from BM’

~ Donald Barr Chidsey, “Let Me Tell It”, Police Capt. Mitchell, reprinted from Jan ‘34

~ Mel Colton, “Win, Lose – or Kill”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ David Crewe, “Guilt Powder”, ‘Reprint; not from BM’

~ Jackson Gregory, “Indian Gift”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM, this one a reprint, not originally from BM

~ Richard L. Hobart, “Penny Pim – Accidental Detective”, reprint, not originally from BM

~ Robert Martin, “For Better or for Death”, last of 6 stories with ‘Dr. Clint Colby, medical detective’, ‘see headnote, p.2, for data on RM’, last of 8 appearances in BM

~ Edward S. Williams, “For Valor”, last of 8 appearances in BM, this story a reprint not originally run in BM

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