March 4, 1939 issue

cover art by William Reusswig?

Cornell Woolrich’s “Those Who Kill” published, which he expanded into Phantom Lady

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[updated 6/27/25]

April 23, 1938 issue

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Frederick C. Painton, “Midnight Call”

Charles Alexander, “Devil in the Left Barrel”

Roger Torrey, “You Only Hang Once”

Samuel Taylor, “The Girl from Yesterday”

Convict 12627, “They Talk Like This”

Cyril Plunkett, “Dark Blind”

Stookie Allen: Illustrated Crimes

Arden X. Pangborn, “Rules and Regulations”

Dale Clark, “Murder Wholesale”

B.B. Fowler, “Future Indicative”

October 21, 1939 issue ~ cover by Rudolph Belarski

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cover by Rudolph Belarski

Fred R. Miller, “Dead Man’s Blues”

Hugh B. Cave, “But Few Are Chosen”

Walter Ripperger , “Are You Planning to Die?” (Part 3 of 6; C.O. Ponder)

Joseph Fulling Fishman, “New Year Murder Riddle”

J. Lane Linklater, “Knife Thrust”, Gang World, September 1931

Stookie Allen – Copper!: Scientific Sherlock

Robert Leslie Bellem, “Night Beat”

Philip Ketchum, “Getaway Car”

M.E. Ohaver, “Solving Cipher Secrets”