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January 1931 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Schlaikjer

January 1931 issue

cover art by J.W. Schlaikjer

~ Carroll John Daly, “’The Flame’ and Race Williams”, 41st of 53 with RW, last of 3 parts, ‘pub.as The Third Murderer (1931)’, reprinted in Shooting out of Turn: The Collected Hard-boiled Stories of Race Williams, v.3 (Altus, 2017),  53rd of 71 appearances in BM

~ Ramon Decolta (Raoul Whitfield), “Diamonds of Death”, last of 6 parts in the ‘Rainbow Diamonds’ sequence that take Jo Gar from Manila to San Francisco, 15th of 24 Gar stories in BM, reprinted in West of Guam: The Complete Cases of Jo Bar (Altus Press, 2013)

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “Hairy Hands”, 36th of 73 with EJ, ‘The “Hairy Hands” reach for Ed Jenkins; see p. 45 for statement on ESG’s knowledge of Chinese language & people’, 53rd of 99 stories in BM

~ Paul Evan Lehman, “Lead Medicine”, Western, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Frederick L. Nebel, “Spare the Rod”, 5th of 15 stories with ‘tough dick Donahue of Interstate’, reprinted in Tough as Nails (2012, Altus), 33 of 67 stories in BM

~ Raoul [Fauconnier] Whitfield, “The Sky Club Affair”, ‘Alan Van Cleve, wealthy sportsman, man-about-town, 1st (of 6) segment in The Skyline Murders series; printed as separate stories rather than conventional serial’; pub. as Killer’s Carnival (1932) under pseudonym of Temple Field’, 50th of 68 stories in BM [see also 24 stories as Ramon Decolta]

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[post corrected 7/2/26]

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

November 1934 issue

cover art by Fred Craft

better image than previously posted

~ W.T. Ballard, “In Dead Man’s Alley”, 10th of 27 stories with ‘Bill Lennox, troubleshooter for Consolidated Films’, 10th of 43 stories in BM

~ Eugene Cunningham, “Room Service”, last of 5 with Cleve Corby, 11th of 14 stories in BM

~ Carroll John Daly, “The Eyes Have It”, ‘last William’s caper [of 53 though Hagemann lists 54] in BM (wherein he had appeared ‘exclusively’), CJD not to pub. in BM until Mar 1938’, reprinted in If Death is Respectable: The Collected Hard-boiled Stories of Race Williams, v.4 (Altus, 2018), 66th of 71 appearances in BM

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “Hot Cash”, 59th of 73 Ed Jenkins, as Bob Sabin, 83rd of 99 stories in BM

~ Herbert Koehl, “See See Drops In”, ‘C.C. Cane, private eye, 1st person narrator‘, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Roger Torrey, “Law and Disorder”, 10th of 11 with Dal Prentice, Magna City police dick, ‘one tough guy’, title used again in April 1941 issue, not the same story, 13th of 50 appearances in BM

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January 1, 1924 issue ~ cover art by Jules Erbit

January 1, 1924 issue

cover art by Jules Erbit

~ Eustace Hale Ball, “The Footprints of Doom”, 7th with ‘the Scarlet Fox, last of the series’, 11th of 13 stories in BM

~ Carroll John Daly, “Action! Action!” 2nd of 2 with Three-Gun Terry Mack, 1st-person narrator, 8th of 71 appearances in BM. The Price of a Dime: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Ben Shaley (Steeger Books, 2021).

~ Henry W. Fisher, “Executioners I Have Met”, ‘5tht of 6 ‘true’ articles with various subtitles’

~ Charles M. Green [pseud. of Erle Stanley Gardner], “The Serpent’s Coils”, ‘A Daytime Story’, 2nd of 3 stories under this name

~ Dashiell Hammett, “The Tenth Clew”, the Op [5th of 25], ‘see p. 127 for letter from DH on character in story, Creda Dexter‘, [Hammett’s first time appearing on the cover], reprinted in The Return of the Continental Op (Dell mapback, 1947), reprinted in City Sleuths and Tough Guys (Houghton Miflin, 1989), reprinted in City Sleuths and Tough Guys (Houghton Miflin, 1989), reprinted in The Big Book of the Continental Op (Vintage, 2017), reprinted in Zigzags of Treachery: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Continental Op, Vol. 1 (Steeger, 2023), 9th of 51 stories in BM

~ Francis James, “The Sand Devil”, Prentice, Harvard-trained criminologist turned policeman with Police Chief Shannon, 3rd of 4 parts, 12th of 20 appearances in BM

~ Harold Freeman Miners, “Topango Catches a Track”, 2nd of 4 with ‘Topanga John, ancient desert rat’, 2nd of 5 stories in BM

~ Herman Petersen, “When a Wizard Woos”, ‘short-short; Wamaba, wizard in New Hebrides‘, 15th of 20 stories in BM

~ Charles Somerville, “The Mole”, 22nd of 47 articles in the ‘Manhunter’ series, 23rd of 49 total articles in BM

~ Pearce Thorne, “A Jury of His Peers”, ‘brief-brief’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Edward Parrish Ware, “’Gangway!’”, ‘1st-person narrator; set in Arkansas, complete with dialect; mule skinner’, 2nd of 9 stories in BM

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[updated 6/2/26]

July 1927 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

July 1927 issue

cover art by Fred Craft

better image than previously posted

~ Tom Curry, “The Peterman”, 10th of 23 with Macnamara (Mac), NYPD 1st grade dick, ‘peterman’ = high explosives expert’, 15th of 39 stories in BM

~ Carroll John Daly, “The Snarl of the Beast”, 19th of 53 with Race Williams, part 2 of 4 serial, published as a novel in 1927 as The Snarl of the Beast, reprinted in The Snarl of the Beast: The Collected Hard-boiled Stories of Race Williams, v.2 (Altus, 2016), 28th of 71 appearances in BM

~ Westmoreland Gray, “Box V’s Night of Mystery”, ‘Western’, 2nd of 3 stories in BM

~ Nels Leroy Jorgensen, “Stud Tactics”, 5th of 32 with Stuart “Black” Burton, ‘square-shooting gambler from the Southwest, often entangled with the law’, 7th of 39 stories in BM

~ F.N. Litten, “The Ninth Life”, ‘gangster story’, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Carl L. Martin, “Figgerin’ Roughly”, Deputy Lon Havens, Drew County, Bayou country, 1st of 6 in BM

~ Frederick L. Nebel, “A Man with Sand”, ‘see p. 128 for data on FLN with small photo’, reprinted in Street Wolf (Altus Press, 2014), 6 of 67 stories in BM

~ L. King Tichenor, “False Impressions”, ‘Told in prison near execution time’, last of 5 stories in BM

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August 1924 issue

August 1924 issue

~ Carroll John Daly, “Them That Lives by Their Guns”, 4th of 53 with Race Williams, reprinted in Them That Lives By Their Guns: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Vol. 1 (Altus Press, 2015) 12th of 71 appearances in BM

~ Dashiell Hammett, “Our Own Short Story Course”, letter to editor from DH, in part about BM’s rejection of “Women, Politics and Murder” [not counted as a ‘story’]

~ Irvin Mattick, “The Devil’s Rocket”, ‘closing act of Koerner’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’, sole appearance in BM

~ Harold Freeman Miners, “Topango Reverses the Decision”, 3rd of 4 with ‘Topanga John, ancient desert rat’, 4th of 5 stories in BM

~ J. Fortune Reade, “The Windfall”, last of 3 stories in BM

~ Victor Shea, “Charity”, short-short, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Charles Somerville, “The Gun-Girl”, ‘Celia Cooney & 42 stick-ups in 4 ½ months’, 32nd of 47 articles in the ‘Manhunter’ series, 33rd of 49 total articles in BM

~ Edward Parrish Ware, “The Jungle Buzzard”, ‘Western’, 5th of 9 stories in BM

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December 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Carroll John Daly, “Blood on the Curtain” (Marty Day & Reckoner)

Allan Vaughan Elston, “Winking Death” (Arthur Baird & Patrick Shone)

T.T. Flynn, “Red Dollars” (Jerry Prince)

Oscar Schisgall, “Wrapped for Murder” (Dan Taggert, PI)

April 1927 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

May 1927 issue

cover art by Fred Craft

~ J. Edgar Ambler, “The Buzzard”, ‘The Buzzard & the Cracker, criminals’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Tom Curry, “The Stick-Up Club”, 8th of 23 with Macnamara (Mac), NYPD 1st grade dick, 13th of 39 stories in BM

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “In Full Account”, 16th of 73 Ed Jenkins stories, last of 3 with ‘The Girl with the Mole’, reprinted in Dead Men’s Letters (1990, Carroll & Graf anthology of Jenkins stories), 25th of 99 stories in BM

~ Dashiell Hammett, “$106,000 Blood Money” Continental Op [21st of 25], sequel to “The Big Knock-Over”, in the 2/1927 issue, reprinted with its prequel as Blood Money (Tower, 1943), reprinted in The Big Book of the Continental Op (Vintage, 2017), 30th of 51 stories in BM

~ (Charles John) Cutcliffe Hyne, “The Liner and the Iceberg”, 7th of 8 yarns with Captain Kettle

~ Don Livingston, “No Grandstand Play”, Western, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Riblew Reelhew, “Eyes of the Night”, ‘Dandy Dan, nimble & nimble-witted crook’, 2nd of 2 stories under this pseudonym, Wilber Wheeler reversed

~ Victor Shaw, “For a Girl Like That”, ‘Western detective’, 1st of 5 stories in BM

~ Raoul [Fauconnier] Whitfield, “South of Savannah”, 4th of 7 ‘Chuck Reddington story; airplanes & machineguns’, 12th of 68 stories in BM [see also 24 stories as Ramon Decolta]

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