December 1939 issue

December 1939

Russell Gray, “Murder Has One Eye” (Ben Bryn)

Francis James, “Flesh for Neptune’s Harem”

W. Wayne Robbins, “Evil Lives in My Hands”

Stewart Sterling, “Men with Melting Flesh”, given as “Men with Rotting Flesh” on the cover

Ralston Shields, “Death Deals in Souls”

Harrison Storm, “Corpse-Fever”  

better image than previously posted

May, 1939 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

~ Carroll John Daly, “Murder Made Easy”, ‘Clay Holt’, 68th of 71 appearances in BM

~ Frank Gruber, “Funny Man”, 8th of 10with ‘Oliver Quade, The Human Encyclopedia’, ’Quade in Hollywood; see p. 5 for letter from FG on OG’, 12th of 14 stories in BM

~ H. Randolph Peacock, “Bare Facts”, ‘nudist camp setting; epistolary style’, last of 4 stories in BM

~ Stewart Sterling (pseud. of Prentice Winchell), “Strictly for Suckers”, 1st of 3 stories with Vince Mallie, debut in BM, 1st of 12 stories

~ Emile C. Tepperman, “Death of Sale”, ‘vacuum cleaner salesman’, last of 3 stories in BM

~ K. Webster, “Prison Break”, 2nd of 3 stories in BM

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