November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1947 issue

cover art by Rafael de Soto

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Peter Paige, “The Cash Wale Massacre” (Case Wale)

John Knox, “The Half-World — and Moonrake”

John Whiting, “Killers Prefer Blondes”

Robert Turner, “To Love, Honor – and Betray”

Ken Greene, “Crime on My Hands”

John D. MacDonald, “My Mission is Murder”

The Manchurian Candidate x 2 +

Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)
The Manchurian Candidate paperback cover, 1962 Signet reissue
Gouache on board, 22-7/8 x 13 inches (58.1 x 33.0 cm) (image)

1969 Signet reissue

1960 Crest reissue – cover art by Charles Binger

originally published as Duo: The Girl with a Secret and Incident at a Corner, 1959 hardcover by Coward McCann, this the later 1960 Crest paperback of just one of the novellas

cover art by Charles Binger

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1961 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Lou Marchetti

1961 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Lou Marchetti, based on photo of Bettie Page by Bunny Yeager (1954)

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