May 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

May 1932 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

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“Three-Ring Murder” (Dan McGrath) by T.T. Flynn

“Red Bullets” (Murphy of Ozark Lumberlands) by Edward Parrish Ware

“The Screeching Skull” (Jim Trent, PI) by J. Allan Dunn

“The Death Master” (Vee Brown) by Carroll John Daly

photo and profile of T.T. Flynn was included

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1940 issue

T.T. Flynn, “The Bookie and the Blonde” (Mr. Maddox)

Leslie T. White, “One-Way Street”

Jan Dana, “The Murder Was a Pleasure” (Acme Indemnity Op)

John K. Butler, “The Man from Alcatraz” (Steve Midnight)

Hugh B. Cave, “He Didn’t Know Nothin’“ (Officer Coffey)

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January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

T.T. Flynn, “Murder in a Dead Heat” (Mr. Maddox)

C.P. Donnell, Jr., ‘The Sweet Waters of Death” (Colonel Kaspir)

Cornell Woolrich, “The Body in Grant’s Tomb”

D.L. Champion, “The Grave Brings Silence”

November 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

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Robert Martin, “Slayers Burn Slow” (Jim Bennett)

Donn Mullally, “A Bullet for Baby”

T.T. Flynn, “Build-Up for Murder”*

Rufus Bakalor, “Homicidal Hobby”

Raymond Drennan, Jr., “Killer’s Luck”

John D. MacDonald, “Tri-Kill Cutie”

*reprint from 1941

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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T.T. Flynn, “Happy Murder to You!” (Mr. Maddox)

Peter Paige, “Death is From Hunger” (Cash Wale)

Jan Dana, “All Those Men are Dead” (Acme Indemnity Op)

Dale Clark “The Killer and the Cop” (Detective Ed Owen)

Don James, “Lockout”