cover art by Laurence Herndon
better image than previously posted
May, 1939 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes
May, 1939
cover art by J. George Janes
better image than previously posted
~ Carroll John Daly, “Murder Made Easy”, ‘Clay Holt’, 68th of 71 appearances in BM
~ Frank Gruber, “Funny Man”, 8th of 10with ‘Oliver Quade, The Human Encyclopedia’, ’Quade in Hollywood; see p. 5 for letter from FG on OG’, 12th of 14 stories in BM
~ H. Randolph Peacock, “Bare Facts”, ‘nudist camp setting; epistolary style’, last of 4 stories in BM
~ Stewart Sterling (pseud. of Prentice Winchell), “Strictly for Suckers”, 1st of 3 stories with Vince Mallie, debut in BM, 1st of 12 stories
~ Emile C. Tepperman, “Death of Sale”, ‘vacuum cleaner salesman’, last of 3 stories in BM
~ K. Webster, “Prison Break”, 2nd of 3 stories in BM
[post updated 4/25/25]
September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney
February 6, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr
April 23, 1938 issue
better image than previously posted
Frederick C. Painton, “Midnight Call”
Charles Alexander, “Devil in the Left Barrel”
Roger Torrey, “You Only Hang Once”
Samuel Taylor, “The Girl from Yesterday”
Convict 12627, “They Talk Like This”
Cyril Plunkett, “Dark Blind”
Stookie Allen: Illustrated Crimes
Arden X. Pangborn, “Rules and Regulations”
Dale Clark, “Murder Wholesale”
B.B. Fowler, “Future Indicative”
SMB Noir 