December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders – oil on board, 20.5 x 14.75 in.

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Craig Rice & Mark Hope, “Case of the Vanishing Blonde” (Ed Bradbury)

Tiah Devitt, “The Merry Wives of Murder” (reprint from 1942)

Larry Holden, “Lady-Killer”

Richard Goggin, “For Old Crime’s Sake”

V.E. Thiessen, “Lady in Hades”

John Bender, “Tying Room Only”

Andrew Holt, “Death on a Platter”

Rufus Bakalor, “Love, Honor and Slay”

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

February 1949 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

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Andrew Holt, “Some Like ‘Em Cold!” (Shamus Reed)

Russell Bender, “Here’s Lead in Your Teeth”

Robert Martin, “Homicidal Honey” (Lee Fiske)

Michael O’Hillard, “Sinner’s Haven” (P.I. Thorne)

William P. McGivern, “One Lesson in Larceny”

Frederick C. Davis, “Don’t Talk, Chump!”