Tag: norman saunders

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989)
Up Pops the Corpse, 10 Story Detective cover, July 1941
Oil on canvas
19 x 28 inches (48.3 x 71.1 cm) (image)
Signed center right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover updated 5/5/24]

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Memo from the Murdered, 10 Story Detective cover, November 1942
Oil on canvas
29-1/4 x 20 inches (74.3 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower left
Dated and titled on the reverse

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

The Crime of My Life, 10 Story Detective cover, February 1949
Oil on board
22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)
Signed lower right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover image updated and title page added 3/18/25]

August 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1948 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

Carroll John Daly, “Race Williams’ Double Date”

Paula Elliott, “Salt on a Siren’s Trail” (Boden)

John D. MacDonald, “Cavaliers Make Good Corpse”

Don James, “Quick Buck – Quick Kill”

Roderick Lull, “Gentleman’s Vengeance”

Ted Stratton, “Butterfly’s Bier”

[updated 5/11/25]

July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1950 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

~ Charles J. Beckman, “Satan’s Step-Daughter”, cop Mike O’Connell, only story in BM

~ Harmon Bellamy, “Shutterbug’s Long Shot”, only story in BM

~ Owen Couey, “Bring Your Own Body”, only story in BM

~ Westcott D. Gouldner, “All Work and No Slay”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ John D. MacDonald, “Jukebox Jungle”, last of 6 stories in BM

~ Robert Martin, “Lost in the Shrouds”, 5th of 6 stories with ’Dr. Clint Colby, medical detective’, 7th of 8 stories in BM

~ Hank Searls, “Nice Girls Don’t Murder”, ‘Pete Butler, San Francisco private eye’, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Robert Turner, “Nine Kills to Paradise”, 2nd of 4 stories in BM

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[post updated 6/1/24, 1/30/26, 3/1/26]