cover art by Walter Popp

pen name of Milton K. Ozaki

1955 Graphic Mystery paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

1956 Phantom paperback original from Australia

a number of changes to the cover:

– plant to phone in bottom left corner

— her hair is smoother

–yellow dress to red

–bracelet changed

–jewelry box different color

–background changed to window

–background table different, books different, bookend gone

–front table different

— mantle and logs different

–colors brighter and smoother

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1949 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

~ Robert C. Dennis, “The 7th Pallbearer”, 5th of 6 with ‘William (Willie) Carmody, Confidential Investigations & Margaret O’Leary, writer, Hollywood, WC is first-person narrator’, 5th of 10 stories in BM

~ Graham Goulden, “Moonlight ‘n’ Murder”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ John Krill, “Make with a Wake”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Julius Long, “Her Favorite Alibi”, ‘Daring Crime-Adventure Novelette’, last of 23 appearances in BM

~ E.A. Morris, “Steal Your Own Grave”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Milton K. Ozaki, “The Corpse Didn’t Kick”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Edward van der Rhoer, “Crime Waits for No Man”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

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