December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

December 1937 issue

cover art by J. George Janes

~ W.T. Ballard, “Only Proof Counts”, last of 7 with ‘Red Drake, undercover investigator for the State Racing Commission, 1st-person narrator’, 29th of 43 stories in BM

~ Norbert Davis, “Murder in Two Parts”, ‘Brent’, 7th of 13 stories in BM

~ Frank Gruber, “Death on Eagle’s Craig”, 3rd of 10 with ‘Oliver Quade, The Human Encyclopedia’, reprinted in The Hardboiled Dicks (1965), reprinted in The Hardboiled Dicks (1965), 4th of 14 stories in BM

~ Eric Howard, “Copper, Have a Heart”, 4th of 6 story in BM

~ John Lawrence, “Club Fighter”, 1st of 2 stories with ‘Barron Hargraft & boxing in Detroit & NYC‘, 3rd of 14 stories in BM

~ Cornell Woolrich, “Dusk to Dawn”, ‘Lew Stahl’, 8th of 24 (22 original) stories to appear in BM

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November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1940

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

image previously used on November 1933 issue

post updated 12/2/23

May, 1939 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

~ Carroll John Daly, “Murder Made Easy”, ‘Clay Holt’, 68th of 71 appearances in BM

~ Frank Gruber, “Funny Man”, 8th of 10with ‘Oliver Quade, The Human Encyclopedia’, ’Quade in Hollywood; see p. 5 for letter from FG on OG’, 12th of 14 stories in BM

~ H. Randolph Peacock, “Bare Facts”, ‘nudist camp setting; epistolary style’, last of 4 stories in BM

~ Stewart Sterling (pseud. of Prentice Winchell), “Strictly for Suckers”, 1st of 3 stories with Vince Mallie, debut in BM, 1st of 12 stories

~ Emile C. Tepperman, “Death of Sale”, ‘vacuum cleaner salesman’, last of 3 stories in BM

~ K. Webster, “Prison Break”, 2nd of 3 stories in BM

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[post updated 4/25/25]