May 1949 issue

May 1949 issue

better image than previously posted

Peter Paige, “Cash Wale’s Carnival Kill” (Cash Wale)

Theodore Sturgeon, “Die, Maestro, Die!”

Carroll John Daly, “Half a Corpse” (Race Williams)

Larry J. Marcus, “Dead Man Blues”

R.M.F. Joses, “Bad to the Last Drop”

Robert Carlton, “Sealed with a Kiss” (Mike Brent)

John D. MacDonald, “You’ll Never Escape”

later UK edition, includes five pieces from US May 1949 edition

Peter Paige, “Cash Wale’s Carnival Kill”

Theodore Sturgeon, “Die Maestro, Die!”

Larry J. Marcus, “Dead Man Blues”

R.M.F. Joses, “Bad to the Last Drop”

Ted Palmer, “The June Thrill Docket”

stories by Daly, Carlton and MacDonald omitted

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stevens

September 1948 issue

cover art by Paul Stevens

~ Terry O.K. Burleson, “Killer Bait”, ‘Modern Western’, only story in BM

~ D.L. Champion, “A Corpse Can’t Run”, ‘Dan Morgan, private eye’, 27th of 30 stories in BM

~ Barry Cord, “Shoot If You Must”, Steve Weston, shamus, only story in BM

~ R.M.F. Joses, “Side Bet on Death”, last of 3 with ‘Hollywood private snoop Duane, 1st person narrator’, this story set in Vegas, 3rd of 4 stories in BM

~ John H. Knox, “Goodbye, Enemy”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ John D. MacDonald, “The Case of the Carved Model”, ‘Sam Dermott, police dick’, 2nd of 6 stories in BM

~ H.H. Stinson, “Murder Is a Pleasure”, ‘Sam Terry, p.i., & partner, Sol Hirshberg; LA setting’, last of 27 stories in BM

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June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1952 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Frank Ward, “The Deadliest Bride in Town!”

Fredric Brown, “To Slay a Man About a Dog!”

Larry Holden, “The Expendable Ex”

Joel Townsley Rogers, “When the Devil God Smiled”

R.M.F. Joses, Tee Lady Takes a Powder”

Frank Huepper, “Tough Guy” (Shannon)

Joseph V. Hickey, “Three for the Kill”

Dave Crockett, “Death Grip”

Dennis Wiegand, “Nobody Loves a Cop”

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Day Keene, “Mighty Like a Rogue”

R.M.F. Joses, “Fill Your Own Shroud” (Skip Tracer Carter)

John D. MacDonald, “Swing and Slay”

Richard E. Glendinning, “Please Omit Flowers”

Ric Hasse, “Not By Blood Alone”

Robert Turner, “One Sunday Mourning”

April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Robert Martin, “Sheath Your Claws, Hellcat” (Jim Bennett)

R.M.F. Jones, “Holiday for a Harpy”

Scott O’Hara, “Blood on the Midway”

Robert Turner, “It’s Time to Squirm”

John Bender, “Rock-a-Bye Killer”

Tedd Thomey, “All Burned Up”

Alvin Yudkoff, “Derelict’s Dereliction”

[updated 5/8/25]