cover art by William F. Soare

February 1940 [image updated 10/2/24]

cover art by William F. Soare

artwork first used on Detective Yarns’ second issue, September 1938

better images than previously posted

[updated 10/28/25]

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