
cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted
cover art by William Reusswig
Erle Stanley Gardner, “The Hand of Horror” (Reed Sampsell)
Frederick Nebel, “Chains of Darkness” (Cardigan)
Frederick C. Davis, “Dead Men Walk” (Det. Lt. Bartholomew Brandt)
Richard J. Credicott, “The Ghoul of Murder Manor”

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


cover art by William Reusswig
better image than previously posted
Carroll John Daly, “The Black Warning” (Vee Brown)
Erle Stanley Gardner, “Dressed to Kill” (Paul Pry)
J. Paul Suter, “Seconds of Doom” (Horatio Humberton)
Oscar Schisgall, “Death Under Glass” (Ed Graham)
Fred MacIsaac, “Ghost City Set-Up” (Rambler Murphy)
profile and letter from MacIsaac appear n p. 123
[updated with original art 8/14/25, cover updated 11/12/25]