May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Cornell Woolrich, “Mind over Murder”

W.T. Ballard, “A Heel of the First Water”

Dale Clark, “Death is from Taxes” (Plates O’Rion)

Duane Yarnell, “Murder is My Meat”

Frederick C. Davis, “Home Sweet Homicide” (Bill Brant)

Henry Norton, “Bait”

[updated 5/14/25]

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