Tag: jim t. pearce

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1946 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

~ Dale Clark, “The Early Corpse Gets the Worm”, 25th of 28 with house dick Mike O’Hanna story, at San Alpa Resort hotel, 28th of 32 stories in BM

~ Harry Epstein, “The Case of the Mind-Reading Seal”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Julius Long, “Murder By the Carton”, 12th of 17 stories with ’Ben Corbett, D.A.’s chief investigator, 1st -person narrator’, 17th of 23 stories in BM

~ James R. McKenna, “Caliente”, short-short, horse racing, 1st person narrator, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Robert Martin, “Rat Race in Foxtown”, ‘Foxtown is 45 miles SW of Cleveland’, 1st of 8 stories in BM

~ Jim T. Pearce, “Always Leave ‘Em Dying”, author’s sold appearance in BM

~ William Rough, “My Gun Hires Legitimate”, ‘Ben Slabbe, p.i., who has his own agency; 3rd of 5 capers’ in BM

~ H.H. Stinson, “Unholy Matrimony”, 23rd of 27 stories in BM

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December 1946 UK issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Oil on board, 20.75 x 13.75 in. (sight) – not signed

 May 1950 issue

better image than previously posted

~ Rufe Bakai, “The Random Kee-Whango”, sole appearance in BM

~ John Bender, “The High Cost of Lying”, 1st of 2 stories in BM

~ Robert C. Dennis, “Glitter Street Nightmare”, ‘set in Hollywood’, 7th of 10 stories in BM

~ Dorothy Dunn, “Dead-End Darling”, ‘double-crosser’s comedown’, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Jim T. Pearce, “Always Leave Them Dying…”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Albert Simmons, “Murder Is the Best Policy”, 1st of 2 stories in BM

~ Tedd Thomey, “Homicide Honeymoon”, ‘Mario Giovani, rookie cop’, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Robert P. Toombs, “A Kill for the Bride”, ‘Billed as a “Suspense-Packed Crime-Adventure Novelette”’, last of 3 stories in BM

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