
cover art by William Reusswig

October 1958 Cardinal paperback, 1st print, second paperback release
cover painting by Mark Dawson
better image than previously posted

May 1958 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing
cover painting by Michell Hooks
better image than previously posted

cover art by Peter Stevens
better image than previously posted
~ Fredric Brown, “Cry Silence” – his only appearance in BM, reprinted in The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories (Vintage, 2010)
~ Curtis Cluff, “Overdose of Lead”, NYC PI Chuck Conrad, last of 4 stories in BM
~ Mel Colton, “Dead Men Can’t Welsh”, ‘Jimmy Rock, p.i.’, 1st of 2 stories in BM
~ William Campbell Gault, “The Bloody Bokhara”, ‘the carpet business!’, 8th of 9 stories in BM
~ Don M. Mankiewicz, “Odd on Death”, author’s sole appearance in BM
~ Tom Marvin, “Harm’s Way”, last of 3 stories in BM
~ Coleman Meyer, “Gun in His Back”, ‘cop story’, 2nd of 2 stories in BM
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