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August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

~ William Donald Bray, “Death Dances”, last of 4 Britt Hardsley stories, of the Carneal Construction Co., ‘man of murder and mystery’, 1st person narrator, 11th of 12 stories in BM

~ George Harmon Coxe, “Mixed Drinks”, 13th of 27 with Flashgun Casey, 13th of 31 stories in BM

~ James Duncan, “Cook Bait”, 2nd of 3 with Ivor Small – investigations, “He was fat without being fat enough to gain a livelihood as a professional fat man”, 2nd of 10 stories in BM

~ John Lawrence, “Broadway Babe”, ‘King Carrick, ex G-man‘, 2nd of 14 stories in BM

~ Frederick L. Nebel, “Die-Hard”, 31st of 37 with Captain Steve MacBride and local reporter Kennedy, reprinted in Winter Kill: Complete Cases of MacBride & Kennedy, v.4 (Altus, 2013), 60 of 67 stories in BM

~ Theodore A. Tinsley, “Behind the Column”, ‘12th (of 25) Jerry Tracy capers, columnist on the (NYC) Planet, ‘mixer with poor and rich, the crooked and the straight, trailer of trouble and happiness’, reprinted in Murder Maze: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Jerry Tracy, vol.2 (Steeger 2022),13th of 26 stories in BM

~ Roger Torrey, “Dangerous Crossing”, ‘3rd (of 5) of George Killeen, private ‘tec in L.A., & 1st-person narrator; with Lieutenant McFee, Homicide’, ‘Killeen plays at “framing the framer”’, 18th of 50 appearances in BM

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November 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1932 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Carroll John Daly, “The Red Death” (Vee Brown)

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Crook’s Carnival” (Dane Skarle)

Frederick Nebel, “The Candy Killer” (Cardigan)

John Lawrence, “The Bloodstone” (Cass Blue)

Howard E. Moran, “The Man in the Vault”

photo and profile of Carroll John Daly on pg., 123

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Fleming Gould

January 1940 issue

cover art by John Fleming Gould

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “Blood on the Book” (Mr. Maddox)

John Lawrence, “Death in the Side Pocket” (Broadway Squad)

Fred MacIsaac, “Object – Murder” (Rambler Murphy)

Philip Ketchem, “Hit-and-Run”

Hugh B. Cave, “Farewell With Trumpets” (Attendance Officer Coffey)

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by John Fleming Gould

June 1938 issue

cover art by John Fleming Gould

better image than previously posted

Raymond Chandler, “Bay City Blues” (John Dalmas)

Frederick C. Davis, “Double Deadline” (Keyhole Kerry)

John Lawrence, “Witness! Witness!” (Marquis of Broadway)

Baynard Kendrick, “Murder in A-3”, (Cliff Chandler)

Milton Lowe, “Too Smart to Live”

[cover updated 8/11/26]

November 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

Carroll John Daly, “The Death Mask” (Vee Brown)

John Lawrence, “Murder in Miniature” (Sam Beckett)

Oscar Schisgall, “The Rattler Clue”

G.H. Coxe [George Harmon Coxe], “Slay Ride” (Det. Tom Flagg)

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Fleming Gould

April 1939 issue

cover art by John Fleming Gould

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “The Devil’s Derby” (Mr. Maddox)

Raymond Chandler, “Pearls are a Nuisance”

Fred MacIsaac, “Murder at the Beauty Show” (Rambler Murphy)

John Lawrence, “Old Wives’ Tale” (Marquis of Broadway)

Dale Clark, “Mercy Killing”

with a simple listing of his name on the cover, along with those of his colleagues, the editors could not have been aware that they were publishing one of Raymond Chandler’s masterpieces. The Big Sleep had been published just two months before, on February 6.

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Fleming Gould

March 1939 issue

cover art by John Fleming Gould

Carroll John Daly, “Hell with the Lid Lifted” (Race Williams)

John Lawrence, “The Stars Said Murder” (Marquis of Broadway)

William Edward Hayes, “The Farraday Phantom”

O.B. Myers, “The Body in Booth One”

Wyatt Blassingame, “The Corpse Played Possum”

Frederick Arnold Kummer, Jr., “Death Racket” (reprinted in 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, 1993)