Category: pulp

May 1, 1923 issue

cover art by L.L. Balcom

better image than previously posted

~ John Ayotte, “A Pillar of Flame”, 2^nd of 10 stories in BM

~ Raymond J. Brown, “Phantom Bullets”, part 3 of 5, only work in BM

~ Randal J. Carnes, “Civilized”, only story in BM

~ Ralph Cummins, “The Gas Heater Mystery”, 2^nd of 3 stories in BM

~ Frederick C. Davis, “All Things Considered”, 3rd of 16 stories in BM (Davis won’t appear again in BM until 8/38)

~ Fairfax Downey, “Blood or Wine”, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ John B. Hyde, “The Black Fin”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Harford Powel, Jr., “Mystery Ship” and “How Two Men Died”, a ‘brief-brief’, 2^nd and 3^rd pieces in BM

~ J. Fortune Reade, “The End of the Measure”, 1^st of 3 stories in BM

~ Charles Somerville, “A Crook Deluxe”, 7th of 47 articles in the articles in the ‘Manhunter’ series, reprinted in 5 parts through consecutive issues of Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction, July 23 – August 20, 1927 issue, 7^th of 49 total articles in BM

~ Joe Taylor, “Alias Claire”, 7th of 12 tales in ‘My Underworld’ series, 8^th of 13^th appearances in BM

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