January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

January 1935 issue

cover art by Fred Craft

~ Raymond Chandler, “Killer in the Rain”, unnamed LA PI, 1st person, first book appearance in the anthology Killer in the Rain (Hammish Hamilton, UK hardcover, 3/26/64, US edition by Houghton Mifflin, 1964), various paperback editions, reprinted in The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (Vintage, 2007), 4th of 11 stories in BM [Chandler would “cannibalize” this story for The Big Sleep – note the totem with the camera lens.]

~ George Harmon Coxe, “Murder Picture”, 7th of 27 with Flashgun Casey, reprinted in The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (Vintage, 2007), 7th of 31 stories in BM

~ George Alden Edson, “Hot Lead”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “Winged Lead”, ‘Bald Pete’, character’s only appearance in BM, 84th of 99 stories in BM

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October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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Hugh B. Cave, “Mistress of the Dead”

Arthur J. Burks, “Death-Nymph”

George Alden Edson, “Terror Rides the Subway”

Chandler H. Whipple, “The Last Harcourt”

Paul Ernst, “The Devil’s Doorstep”

Arthur Leo Zagat, “Death Lands a Cargo”

Richard G. Huzarski, “From What Black Pit—”  (as by Richard C. Huzarski)

Maitland Scott, “True Strange Experiences: The Well of Horror”

January 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 15, 1934 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

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Erle Stanley Gardner, “Time for Murder” (George Brokay)

John Lawrence, “The Scarlet Casket (Sam Beckett)

Leslie T. White, “The Zodiac Clue” (Bart Shane)

Jan Dana, “Panamint Oil”

George Alden Edson, “The Death Club” (Larry Sall)

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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Hugh B. Cave, “Daughters of Dark Desire”

Maitland Scott, “House-Guest from Hell”

Paul Ernst, “They Wear Death’s Face”

Karl Hans Strobl, “Dead Woman’s Lodger”

John H. Knox, “Girl Into Mummy”

Arthur J. Burks, “Death—The Tempter”

Norvell W. Page, “Bodies in Bronze”

George Alden Edson, “Hotel of the Damned”