best true fact detective

Unknown Painter x 3

unknown artist – Howell Dodd?

November 1950 Smash Detective Crime Cases

cover art reused for March 1954 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for 1958 Beacon paperback original

George Gross x 2 +2

cover art by George Gross

September 1951 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for

November 1955 issue Special Detective

October 1951 issue

October 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

cover reused for September 1953 issue of Best True Fact Detective

George Gross Best True Fact Detective May, 1950. Cover Painting Original Art (Newsbook, 1950). This bondage cover features rich and vibrant colors in a pin-up style. Lurid covers of this type drove the pulp crime story industry. Created in gouache on illustration board. Signed in the lower left of the 13″ x 16.25″ image area.