cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on board, 16″ X 21″

unidentified 1950s pulp magazine cover, similar composition to a September 1950 Black Mask issue, so perhaps this was an earlier version of the idea?

Oil on board, 21-1/4 x 14-3/8 inches (54.0 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Not signed

[cover updated 1/30/26]

cover art by John Howitt

JOHN WALTER SCOTT (American, 1907-1987)
Shoot-Out, Star Detective Stories pulp cover, July 1938
oil on canvas, 29 x 20.25 in., signed lower right

also used on June 1941 issue of Detective Short Stories

[updated 5/3/25]