Category: original art

January 1942 – debut issue, cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1942

better image than previously posted

all stories were reissues from other magazines, 1935-37

cover art would be repurposed for January 1945 issue of Super-Detective

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989)
Up Pops the Corpse, 10 Story Detective cover, July 1941
Oil on canvas
19 x 28 inches (48.3 x 71.1 cm) (image)
Signed center right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover updated 5/5/24]

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

The Crime of My Life, 10 Story Detective cover, February 1949
Oil on board
22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)
Signed lower right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover image updated and title page added 3/18/25]