Tag: frederick c. davis

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Frederick Nebel, “The Dead Die Twice” (Cardigan)

James P. Olsen, “Island of Skulls”

Frederick C. Davis, “The Case of the Crimson Claws” (Carter Cole, MD)

Charles Alexander, “The Half-Corpse Horrors”

William E. Barrett, “The Tattooed Cobra” (Needle Mark)

[Nebel story mis-titled on cover – correct is “Die”, not “Died”]

better image than previously posted

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Day Keene, “Sweet Tooth of Murder”

Frederick C. Davis, “Boomerang Scoop” (Bill Brent)

D.L. Champion, “Shake Well Before Dying” (Insp. Allhoff)

Nelson A. Hutton, “Killer’s Dead End”

Georges Carousso, “The Potter’s Hand” 

better image than previously posted

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1948 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Frederick C. Davis, “Dicks Die Hard”

H.H. Stinson, “That’s Murder for You” (PI Mack Spain)

Robert Martin, “No Haven for Homicide”

Richard Dermody, “Doc Pierce’s Corny Caper” (Doc Pierce)

Don James, “Hearse for a Homicide”

Wyatt Blassingame, “The Reluctant Corpse”

[updated 5/12/25]

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Watercolor on Illustration Board, Image Size: 9″ x 12.5″ an a board measuring 13.25″ x 17.25″

February 1945 issue

cover art by  Rafael DeSoto

Frederick C. Davis, “Where There’s a Will There’s a Stay” (Barney Chance)

E. Hoffman Price, “My Body Lies Over the Ocean” (Hank Brewer)

D.L. Champion, “Upstairs to Murder” (Insp. Allhoff)

Richard Dermody, “The Doctor’s Switch” (Doc Pierce)

Robert C. Dennis, “Too Cold to Live”

K. Webster, “Clock-out for Death”

Joel Murcott, “Big Killing”

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on board, 16″ X 21″

unidentified 1950s pulp magazine cover, similar composition to a September 1950 Black Mask issue, so perhaps this was an earlier version of the idea?

Oil on board, 21-1/4 x 14-3/8 inches (54.0 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Not signed

[cover updated 1/30/26]