
cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted
[image updated 1/28/24]

cover art by H.J. Ward
artist’s “signature” is his initials carved into the bottom log

“This issue’s H. J. Ward cover is an altered version of his cover for the April 1938 issue.”



No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]