June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1951 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders – oil on board, 22 x 15 in.

better image than previously posted

Albert Simmons, “Dead Air”

Day Keene, “He Who Dies Last, Dies Hardest” (reprint from 1943)

Raymond Drennen, Jr., “Pennies From Hell”

Rufus Bakalor, “A Hitch in Crime”

Don James, “Babe and the Hoods”

Duane Yarnell, “Death on the Menu” (Patrolman Kelly)

[I wonder which was reversed – the image of the painting or the image for the cover…]

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Merle Constiner, “Parade of Empty Shoes” (The Dean)

Norbert Davis, “Take It From Me” (Bail-Bond Dodd)

Day Keene, “The Female is More Deadly” (P.I. Case)

Tom Marvin, “The Ghost Wore His Hat” (Shag Kyper)

D.L. Champion, “Imperfect Alibi”