September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

~ D.L. Champion, “Blackmail Backfire”, 25th of 26,‘Red Sackler & Joey Graham’, 29th of 30 stories in BM

~ Frederick C. Davis, “Let Me Kill You Sweetheart”, 14th of 16 stories in BM

~ James Hall, “Back Door to Hell”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Hiawatha Jones, “Murder Express”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Louis L’Amour, “Collect from a Corpse”, noted author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Phil Richards, “The Slay’s the Thing”, ‘James Greer, ex-playwright’, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Robert P. Toombs, “Not Necessarily Dead”, 2nd of 3 stories in BM

~ Robert Turner, “Man’s Best Friend”, ‘A dog named Satan’, 1st of 4 stories in BM

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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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August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1951 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/7/25]