January 1949 issue ~ cover art by

January 1949 issue

cover art by Peter Stevens

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~ Maurice Beam, “Ear-witness”, ‘Malmin, lawyer’ (thought to be possibly a pseud. of Robert Leslie Bellem), last of 7 stories under this name in BM

~ D.L. Champion, “Extra-Alibi”, ‘Baxter Beamish, ex-con turned private eye; his business card reads “Set a Crook to Catch a Crook”’, 28th of 30 stories in BM

~ Richard Deming, “No Pockets in a Shroud”, Manville “Manny” Moon, 1st-person narrator, 3rd of 6 stories in BM

~ G.T. Fleming-Roberts, “Legitimately Dead”, ‘Fells’, 6th of 8 stories in BM

~ Robert J. McCaig, “Trouble on Circuit 13”, ‘Marty Cullane, telephone lineman’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Robinson MacLean, “Somebody for the Wolves”, ‘Eddie O’Meara, shoestring Hollywood producer’, author’s only appearance in BM

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June 15 – July 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 15 – July 1, 1933 issue

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cover art by William Reusswig

Erle Stanley Gardner, “The Hand of Horror” (Reed Sampsell)

Frederick Nebel, “Chains of Darkness” (Cardigan)

Frederick C. Davis, “Dead Men Walk” (Det. Lt. Bartholomew Brandt)

Richard J. Credicott, “The Ghoul of Murder Manor”