September 25, 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

September 25, 1938

cover art by William F. Soare

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1931 – second issue

cover art by William Reusswig

T.T. Flynn, “The Revel of Death” (Jim Reilly)

J. Allan Dunn, “The Phantom of the Porthole” (Det. Sheldon)

Frederick Nebel, “Hell’s Pay Check” (Cardigan)

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Make it Snappy” (Ed May)

Maxwell Hawkins, “The Corpse in Row 2″ (Det. Sgt. Tim Gregg)

photo and profile of Nebel appear on pg. 122

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for Popular Library No.163, 1948

better image than previously posted

[post updated 7/12/24]