December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1948 issue

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cover art by Norman Saunders

T.T. Flynn, “Mr Maddox’s Phoney-Finish”

John D. MacDonald, “No Grave Has My Love”

Philip Ketchum, “Meet Miss Murder”

B.J. Benson, “Homicide in a Hurry” (Shamus Dobson)

Raymond Drennan, Jr., “I Take This Doom”

Robert Turner, “How Dead Can You Get”

[Saunders’ artwork and some of the stories used for the August 1950 UK issue of Black Mask]

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1939 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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John Lawrence, “Man Hunt” (Marquis of Broadway)

D.L. Champion, “Dead and Dumb” (Inspector Allhoff)

Sam Merwin, Jr., “Murder March of the Toy Soldiers”

Martin Labas, “The Devil’s Burden”

O.B. Myers, “Diamonds Can’t Swim”

March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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Leslie T. White, “The Crimson Counterfoil” (Duke Martindel)

John M. Gregory, “Track Racket” (Jim MacCauley)

John Lawrence, “A Burial is Arranged” (Cass Blue)

Russ Meservey, “The Fourth Pharaoh” (Pokerface)

Cornell Woolrich, “Murder in Wax” (Angelface)

O.B. Myers, “The Case of the Footless Corpse” (Breck)

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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D.L. Champion, “There was a Crooked Man – ” (Inspector Allhoff)

Norbert Davis, “This will Kill You!” (Bail-Bond Dodd)

John Lawrence, “The Death of the Party” (Marquis of Broadway)

Merle Constiner, “Strangler’s Kill” (The Dean)

O.B. Myers, “United We Fall”

April 15, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 15, 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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Frederick Nebel, “Hell Couldn’t Stop Him” (Cardigan)

Leslie T. White, “Crook for a Night” (Toby Laird)

William Edward Hayes, “The Corpse on the Semaphore” (Dan Howell)

T. T. Flynn, “The Dragons of Change Ch’ien” (Val Easton)

O.B. Myers, “Grave Mates” (Jimmy McRay)

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1936 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

William E. Barrett, “The Tattooed Chinamen” (Needle Mike)

Leslie T. White, “The Bullet That Took Its Time” (Duke Martindel)

John K. Butler, “Parole for the Dead” (Tricky Enright)

Fred MacIsaac, “Blond Cargo” (Rambler Murphy)

Denslow M. Dade, “The Came On”

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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John Lawrence, “Murder Must Go On!” (Marquis of Broadway)

Carl Clausen, “The Bell of Blackman’s Knob”

Cornell Woolrich, “Meet Me by the Mannequin”

D.L. Champion, “Turn in Your Badge!” (Insp. Allhoff)

Wyatt Blassingame, “The Coral Band”

August 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

August 1, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

T.T. Flynn, “The Monster of Hangman’s Key (Bill Clark)

Oscar Schisgall, “Murder Upstairs” (Don Cheever)

John Lawrence, “Design for Dying” (Sam Beckett)

Leslie T. White, “The Silver Shadow” (Jud Lunn)

a profile and picture of Leslie T. White appear on pages 123-124

December 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

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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)