
1952 Ace Double paperback original
cover art by Norman Saunders

1956 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Mitchell Hooks
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1987 Black Lizard reissue with new title
[updated 6/20/25]

Time to step up. Possible study for an unknown pulp cover. Mixed media, including watercolor, gouache, graphite, and glaze on onion skin paper mounted to board. 335×198 mm; 13 1/4×7 3/4 inches, mounted to 13 3/4×8 3/4-inch board. Signed “Meese” at lower right.
1961 Gold Medal paperback original with final, finished cover

better image than previously posted