original art – Page 23 – SMB Noir

cover art by Norman Saunders

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cove art repurposed for September 1949 issue of Ten Detective Aces

August 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

August 15, 1933

cover art by William Reusswig

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cover art by Norman Saunders

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cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Spicy Adventure Stories, July 1939
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower left

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Night of Action, Spicy Adventure Stories, April 1940
Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower right

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Cover illustration for “Million Dollar Murder” by Thomas Black (Bantam Mystery, 1956), reprint of “Four Dead Mice” (Rinehart & Company, 1954), with Bantam’s inventory label on verso. Pen, ink, and gouache on board. 635×337 mm; 25×13 1/4 inches. Signed “M. Hooks” in right image.

cover art by Norman Saunders

Seven Skulls of Kali, Black Book Detective, October 1936
Oil on canvas, 35 x 24 inches

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November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

cover art by Irene Endris

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[updated 2/10/25]

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Man Blindfolded, original illustration for True Detective Magazine, October, 1934
Oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 11-1/2in.
Signed with initials lower left

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cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Ernest Chiriacka (as Darcy) Adultress Paperback Cover Painting Original Art (Beacon, 1959). A mix of abuse and lust leads a woman to become an “Adultress” in this risque cover painting created for the Lon Williams novel. Gouache on illustration board with an image area of 12.5″ x 20.5″.