March 1951 issue

March 1951 issue

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~ William E. Barrett, “Snatch As Snatch Can”, ‘wrestler in Texas oil town; reprint, not from BM’

~ Donald Barr Chidsey, “Let Me Tell It”, Police Capt. Mitchell, reprinted from Jan ‘34

~ Mel Colton, “Win, Lose – or Kill”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ David Crewe, “Guilt Powder”, ‘Reprint; not from BM’

~ Jackson Gregory, “Indian Gift”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM, this one a reprint, not originally from BM

~ Richard L. Hobart, “Penny Pim – Accidental Detective”, reprint, not originally from BM

~ Robert Martin, “For Better or for Death”, last of 6 stories with ‘Dr. Clint Colby, medical detective’, ‘see headnote, p.2, for data on RM’, last of 8 appearances in BM

~ Edward S. Williams, “For Valor”, last of 8 appearances in BM, this story a reprint not originally run in BM

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August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

August 1939 issue

cover art by Edgar A. Whitney

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~ Frederick C. Davis, “All Roads Closed”, ‘kidnapping & amnesia’, 9th of 16 stories in BM

~ Mindret Lord, “The Tattooed Tramp”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Roger Torrey, “Hay Time”, ‘11th (of 14) in Pat McCarthy series, with Marge Chalmers often his “sidekick”; he is ex-NYC cop, ex-agency man (Chicago & St. Louis) who dislikes cops’, 38th of 50 appearances in BM

~ Lawrence Treat, “Swampers’ Gold”, ‘pirate treasure’, 4th of 5 stories in BM

~ Edward S. Williams, “Bloody Answers”, ‘Corporal John Harmon, State Trooper, narrator’, 5th of 8 appearances in BM

~ Cornell Woolrich, “Men Must Die”, 12th of 24 (22 original) stories to appear in BM

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