February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

February 1946 issue

cover art by Gloria Stoll

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~ Thomson Burtis, “Deadline for Death”, ex-USA intelligence officer, now police Lt. Greg Sullivan, last of 6 appearances in BM

~ Dale Clark, “Murder Lode”, 24th of 28 with house dick Mike O’Hanna story, at San Alpa Resort hotel, 27th of 32 stories in BM

~ Julius Long, “Flowers for Flanagan”, 10th of 17 stories with ‘Ben Corbett, D.A.’s chief investigator, 1st -person narrator’, 15th of 23 stories in BM

~ Roland Phillips, “The Sentinel of Green Cove”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ William Rough, “Shoot If You Must”, ‘Ben Slabbe, p.i., who has his own agency; 2nd of 5 capers’ in BM

~ Ted Stratton, “Accounts Deceivable”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

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April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946 issue

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

D.L. Champion, “No Place Like Homicide” (Mariano Mercado)

Julius Long, “The Needle and the Hood” (C.D. Mort)

John Knox, “Home is Where the Hearse Is”

Richard Dermody, “The Doctor’s Double” (Doc Pierce)

Roland Phillips, “Murder Rides a Broomstick”

A. Boyd Correll, “Lethal Legacy”