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June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1952 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Frank Ward, “The Deadliest Bride in Town!”

Fredric Brown, “To Slay a Man About a Dog!”

Larry Holden, “The Expendable Ex”

Joel Townsley Rogers, “When the Devil God Smiled”

R.M.F. Joses, Tee Lady Takes a Powder”

Frank Huepper, “Tough Guy” (Shannon)

Joseph V. Hickey, “Three for the Kill”

Dave Crockett, “Death Grip”

Dennis Wiegand, “Nobody Loves a Cop”

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Peter Stevens

November 1948 issue

cover art by Peter Stevens

better image than previously posted

~ Fredric Brown, “Cry Silence” – his only appearance in BM, reprinted in The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories (Vintage, 2010)

~ Curtis Cluff, “Overdose of Lead”, NYC PI Chuck Conrad, last of 4 stories in BM

~ Mel Colton, “Dead Men Can’t Welsh”, ‘Jimmy Rock, p.i.’, 1st of 2 stories in BM

~ William Campbell Gault, “The Bloody Bokhara”, ‘the carpet business!’, 8th of 9 stories in BM

~ Don M. Mankiewicz, “Odd on Death”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Tom Marvin, “Harm’s Way”, last of 3 stories in BM

~ Coleman Meyer, “Gun in His Back”, ‘cop story’, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

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