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December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
December 1940 issue
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
Carroll John Daly, “The Strange Case of Iva Grey” (Connelly)
Cleve F. Adams, “Murder While You Wait” (Conner O’Melveny)
John Lawrence, “Nothing for Christmas” (Marquis of Broadway)
Merle Costiner, “You’re in My Way (The Dean)
Fletcher D. Slater, “Red Light” (Eddie West)
August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
Merle Constiner, “The Puzzle of the Terrified Dummy” (The Dean)
T.T. Flynn, “Post-Mortem at Pimlico” (Mr. Maddox)
Hugh B. Cave, “Ding Dong Belle” (Peter Kane)
Jan Dana, “Death in the Center” (Acme Insurance Op)
C.P. Donnel, Jr., “Fraulein Judas”
September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
D.L. Champion, “Mexican Slayride” (Mariano Mercado)
Dale Clark, “False Colors” (Plates O’Rion)
Merle Constiner, “The Affair of the Four Skeletons” (The Dean)
Mel Watt, “Killer Come Back to Me” (Sam Coad)
Bruno Fischer, “I’ll Slay You in My Dreams”
Ken Lewis, “Parlor, Bedroom and Death”
June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
Peter Paige, “A Corpse for Cinderella” (Cash Wale)
Merle Constiner, “The Riddle of the Bashful Ghost” (The Dean)
Robert Reeves, “Murder Without Death” (Bookie Barnes)
Jan Dana, “The Case of the Meek Millionaire” (Acme Indemnity Op)
Richard Dermody, “Hello, Sucker!” (Doc Pierce)
December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
Merle Constiner, “Parade of Empty Shoes” (The Dean)
Norbert Davis, “Take It From Me” (Bail-Bond Dodd)
Day Keene, “The Female is More Deadly” (P.I. Case)
Tom Marvin, “The Ghost Wore His Hat” (Shag Kyper)
D.L. Champion, “Imperfect Alibi”
January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
Merle Constiner, “The Affair of the Pharmacist’s Fudge” (The Dean)
Dale Clark, “Sing fro Your Shroud” (Plates O’Rion & Sal)
Francis K. Allan, “Death in Fool’s Disguise”
C.P. Donnel, Jr., The Flyin’ Icebox” (Colonel Kapir)
Richard Dermody, “The Doctor’s Treatment” (Doc Pierce)
December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders
April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
“The Arm of Mother Manzoli” by Merle Constiner (with The Dean)
“The Big Four” by C.P. Donnel, Jr. (with Colonel Kaspir)
“Send Coffins for Seven” by Julius Long
“No Haunting Allowed” by G.T. Fleming-Roberts
[updated 5/14/25]
December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros
December 1945 issue
cover art by Milton Luros
better image than previously posted
Frederick C. Davis, “Death Can Wait” (Bill Brent)
Dale Clark, “Stay Close to Me”
Merle Constiner, “The Kitchen of Master Lefevre” (The Dean)
Julius Long, “Mostly for Murder” (C.D. Mort)
Robert C. Dennis, “Rear View of Hell”
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