
1951 Dell mapback
1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

August 1959 Dell reissue, first printing
completed by Ed McBain after Rice’s death
cover painting by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare
October 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted
sometimes referred to as the October 1935 “A” cover. the “B” cover was the November 1935 issue with the same stories – except the cover story – in a different order, but the cover was thought more “lurid…









