cover art by Harry Barton

The Fast Buck, paperback cover, 1952
tempera on board, 19 x 11.25 in. (sight), Signed twice lower left

This illustration was published as the cover for The Fast Buck by Ross Laurence, Ace D-29, 1952, as well as the basis for the Australian edition of the novel with the same title and author, Phantom Books No. 660.

cover art by Harry Barton


Gouache on board, 18.5 x 12.5 in.
Signed lower center
This illustration appeared on the cover of Leslie Edgley’s novel, Tracked Down, Ace Double #D-45, 1954.

pseudonym of Robert Bloomfield, joint pen name with Mary Edgley

1947 Doubleday hardcover as The Angry Heart

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

JOHN WALTER SCOTT (American, 1907-1987)
Mystery Tales, May 1939
Oil on canvas
29.5 x 20.5 in.
Not signed

better image than previously posted

January 1956 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

January 1956 subscription issue – different cover from the newsstand issue

gouache on illustration board, 13″ x 18″

[post updated 1/1/24]

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]