March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

March 1949 issue

cover art by Gloria Stoll

~ Frederick C. Davis, “Flaming Angel”, ‘1st-person narrator; psychopathic murderer’, 13th of 16 stories in BM

~ Dean Evans, “Frame for a Dame”, 1st of 3 stories in BM

~ G.T. Fleming-Roberts, “Something Dead Has Been Added”, ‘John Anthony Gwinn, Indianapolis reporter’, 7th of 8 stories in BM

~ Marvin J. Jones, “Sing a Song of Murder”, ‘Jimmy Bell, cop’, author’s only appearance in BM

~ John D. MacDonald, “Killing All Men”, 3rd of 6 stories in BM

~ Robert Martin, “Let’s All Swing Together”, 1st of 6 with ’debut of Dr. Clint Colby, medical detective’, 3rd of 8 stories in BM

~ Scott O’Hara, “Kiss the Corpse Good-By”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Edward van der Rhoer, “The High Cost of Dying”, 1st of 2 stories in BM

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January 1949 issue ~ cover art by

January 1949 issue

cover art by Peter Stevens

better image than previously posted

~ Maurice Beam, “Ear-witness”, ‘Malmin, lawyer’ (thought to be possibly a pseud. of Robert Leslie Bellem), last of 7 stories under this name in BM

~ D.L. Champion, “Extra-Alibi”, ‘Baxter Beamish, ex-con turned private eye; his business card reads “Set a Crook to Catch a Crook”’, 28th of 30 stories in BM

~ Richard Deming, “No Pockets in a Shroud”, Manville “Manny” Moon, 1st-person narrator, 3rd of 6 stories in BM

~ G.T. Fleming-Roberts, “Legitimately Dead”, ‘Fells’, 6th of 8 stories in BM

~ Robert J. McCaig, “Trouble on Circuit 13”, ‘Marty Cullane, telephone lineman’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Robinson MacLean, “Somebody for the Wolves”, ‘Eddie O’Meara, shoestring Hollywood producer’, author’s only appearance in BM

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