Published by Future Publications, 1953
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Magazine / Periodical
Magazine. Condition: Good. Future Publications, July 1953 issue; 13.5cm x 18.5cm; 158pp., [2, ads]. Digest of hardboiled crime and suspense stories with one feature ("Dig My Grave", Harold Q. Masur), one novelette ("The Big Deal", Stewart Sterling), & nine short stories ("Hula Homicide", Will Oursler; "Easy to Kill", Dorothy Dunn; "Better Off Dead", Michael Avallone; "Booty and the Beast", Day Keene; "The Smell of Blood", Hunt Collins; "Vengeance", John Stephens; "The Dip Detail", C.M. Kornbluth; "Cheat", Sam Cobb; "Three's a Shroud", Bruce Walton), plus editorial, movie and book reviews. Cover by Allan, illustrations by Orban, Freas, Miller, and Berwin. Spine remains uncreased, stapled bind remains sturdy and intact; text is very good throughout; minor chipping at spine ends, wraps a little bit puckered over spine; gentle crease to front cover, else only minor rubbing, edgewear to wraps. From a private collection (NOT ex-library). Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.