September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

September 1948 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

Frederick C. Davis, “Man About Murder”

T.T. Flynn, “I’ll Bet Your Life!” (Mr. Maddox)

Robert Martin, “Doctor of Doom”

Richard Dermody, “Cupid for Cash” (Doc Pierce)

Dean Evans, “Dreams Get Blasted, Too”

Russell Branch, “A Corpse Had Cold Feet”

[updated 5/12/25]

July 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 15, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

T.T. Flynn, “Torture Tavern” (Val Easton vs. Black Doctor)

Ralph Oppenheim, “The Death Lady” (Glen Kelsey, PI)

Frederick Nebel, “Scrambled Murder” (Cardigan)

Edward Parrish Ware, “The Gallows Cure”

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1941 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Merle Constiner, “The Puzzle of the Terrified Dummy” (The Dean)

T.T. Flynn, “Post-Mortem at Pimlico” (Mr. Maddox)

Hugh B. Cave, “Ding Dong Belle” (Peter Kane)

Jan Dana, “Death in the Center” (Acme Insurance Op)

C.P. Donnel, Jr., “Fraulein Judas”

February 15, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

February 15, 1935 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Frederick C. Davis, “Blood from the Parrot” (Oke Oakley)

John  Lawrence, “The Barking Body” (Cass Blue)

T.T. Flynn, “House of Dread” (Jerry Prince)

William Edward Hayes, “Murder in the Private Car” (Det. Dan Howell)

Edward S. Williams, “Call It Suicide” (Det. Haldane)

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “Five Doomed Men” (Larry Davenport)

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Death’s Doorway” (Phil ‘Go Get ‘Em’ Garver)

Frederick Nebel, “Heir to Murder” (Cardigan)

Fred MacIsaac, “Alias Mr. Smith” (Rambler Murphy)

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

cover art by Samuel Cherry

November 1945 issue

better image than previously posted

G.T. Fleming-Roberts, “Medium Dead” (Jeffrey Wren )

T.T. Flynn, “Murder in the Saddle” (Mr. Maddox)

D.L. Champion, “A Toast to the Killer” (Mariano Mercado)

Fergus Truslow, “The Corpse in a Golden Shay”

Jean Prentice, “The Perfectionist

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Carroll John Daly, “Monogram in Lead” (Race Williams)

T.T. Flynn, “A Date at the Morgue”

John K. Butler, “The Walking Dead” (Rex Lonergan)

Robert Sidney Bowen, “The Man Who Was Two” (Kip Lacey)

John Lawrence, “Broadway Malady” (Marquis of Broadway)

a letter from JKB appeared on pgs. 123-124

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “Weather Fair – – Track Bloody (Mr. Maddox)

D.L. Champion, “Aaron Had a Rod” (Inspector Allhoff)

H.H. Stinson, “Keep ‘Em Dying”

Day Keene, “A Great Whirring of Wings”

Julius Long, “The Dead Don’t Tell”