The Case of the Grinning Gorilla x 13 + 1

1952 Morrow hardcover

1953 French edition

1958 Heinemann hardcover edition in the UK

1956 Pocket reissue – cover design by Milton Herder

cover photo of Suzy Parker

1961 Great Pan reissue – cover art by Pat Owen

April 29, 1965 title card for CBS episode

1966 Pocket reissue

1966 Pan reissue

1968 Ballantine reissue

1969 German edition

cover art by Darcy reused from Demars paperback

1969 Mayflower reissue

1973 Pocket reissue

1973 Mayflower reissue from the UK

1974 Heinemann hardcover reissue

May 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by A. Rose

May 15, 1923 issue

cover art by A. Rose

better image than previously posted

~ Raymond J. Brown, “Phantom Bullets”, part 4 of 5, only work in BM

~ Jack Carlton, “Four Shots”, ‘cemetery tale’, 1of 2 stories in BM

~ Carroll John Daly, “Three Gun Terry”, 1st of 2 with PI Terry Mack, 4th of 71 appearances in BM, reprinted in The Black Mask Boys (1985, Morrow). Reprinted in The Man in the Shadows: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Terry Mack (Steeger Books, 2021).

~ Carl Glick, “In the Grey Dawn”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Charles T. Jordan, “A Matter of Postage”, 1st of 2 stories in BM

~ Herman Petersen, “In Mutiny”, ‘A weird thing’, 7th of 20 stories in BM

~ Robert Russell, “The Snake”, 2nd of 3 stories in BM

~ Charles Somerville, “The Clue in the Turf”, ‘“Honest John” Brunen, murder victim & Ellis Parker, detective’, 8th of 47 articles in the ‘Manhunter’ series, 8th of 49 total articles in BM

~ Joe Taylor, “Ragged Seams”, 8th of 12 tales in ‘My Underworld’ series, 9th of 13th appearances in BM

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April 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “Five Doomed Men” (Larry Davenport)

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Death’s Doorway” (Phil ‘Go Get ‘Em’ Garver)

Frederick Nebel, “Heir to Murder” (Cardigan)

Fred MacIsaac, “Alias Mr. Smith” (Rambler Murphy)

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[cover updated 4/30/26]