December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1931 – second issue

cover art by William Reusswig

T.T. Flynn, “The Revel of Death” (Jim Reilly)

J. Allan Dunn, “The Phantom of the Porthole” (Det. Sheldon)

Frederick Nebel, “Hell’s Pay Check” (Cardigan)

Erle Stanley Gardner, “Make it Snappy” (Ed May)

Maxwell Hawkins, “The Corpse in Row 2″ (Det. Sgt. Tim Gregg)

photo and profile of Nebel appear on pg. 122

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1944 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Frederick C. Davis, “Death Wears Red Heels” (Bill Brent)

T.T. Flynn, “Calamity Lou” (Mr. Maddox)

D.L. Champion, “The Vanishing American” (Mariano Mercado)

Fergus Truslow, “Knit One – Kill Two”

Julius Long, “Nobody Cried”

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/25/25]