April 1938 issue ~ cover art by James Lunnon

April 1938 issue

cover art by James Lunnon

~ Dwight V. Babcock, “Murder in the Family”, 2nd of 7, ‘Beeker in the San Joaquin Valley’, 16th of 21 stories in BM

~ Hal Murray Bonnett, “Dynamite Deal”, author’s only appearance in BM [who signed the cover]

~ Gregor Endell, “Murder Suspected”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Erle Stanley Gardner, “Muscle Out”, 65th of 73 Ed Jenkins with Soo Hoo Duck, Ngat T’oy, 92nd of 100 appearances stories in BM

~ Frank Gruber, “No Motive”, 6th of 14 stories in BM

~ Theodore A. Tinsley, “No More Limericks”, ‘21st (of 25) Jerry Tracy capers, columnist on the (NYC) Planet, ‘mixer with poor and rich, the crooked and the straight, trailer of trouble and happiness’, reprinted in Station K-I-L-L: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Jerry Tracy, vol.3 (Steeger, 2024), 22nd of 26 stories in BM

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March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

March 1935

cover art by Fred Craft

~ Jack Bertin, “Rider in the Night”, last of 5 with Chip Huard, last of 6 stories in BM

~ George Harmon Coxe, “Earned Reward”, 10th of 27 with Flashgun Casey, 10th of 31 stories in BM

~ James Duncan, “Crook Bait”, 2nd of 3 with ‘fat man’/investigator Ivor Small

~ Frederick L. Nebel, “Ghost of a Chance”, last of 15 stories with ‘tough dick Donahue of Interstate’, reprinted in Tough as Nails (2012, Altus), 58 of 67 stories in BM

~ Theodore A. Tinsley, “Death By Arrangement”, “Max Ward, ‘the famous little Broadway ticket broker’, erroneously titled ‘Death by Appointment’ on table of contents”, only non-Jerry Tracy story, 10th of 26 stories in BM

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November 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted