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Vault November 16, 2019

Manhunt No. 12 Dec. 1953

Contents Page
David Goodis “Black Pudding” art by Ray Houlihan
Richard Marsten “Switch Ending”
Charles Beckman, Jr. “Killing on Seventh Street”
Craig Rice “Murder Marches On!” (John J. Malone)
Hunt Collins “Sucker”
Dan Sontup’s Portrait of a Killer No. 7: Tillie Gburek
Evan Hunter “The Wife of Riley” art by Tom O’Sullivan
Harold Q. Masur “Richest Man in the Morgue” (Scott Jordan)
Jonathan Craig “The Quiet Room”
David Chandler “The Coyote”
Roy Carroll “Wife Beater” art by Tom O’Sullivan
Frank Kane “The Icepick Artists” (Johnny Liddell)
Vincent H. Gaddis’ Crime Cavalcade
R. Van Taylor “The Insecure” art by Ray Houlihan
Coming Up Next Month
Mugged and Printed: Frank Kane, Harold Q. Masur, David Goodis, David Chandler

Manhunt Detective Story Monthly Vol. 1 No. 12 Dec. 1953
Flying Eagle Publications, Inc,
Editor: John McCloud
Managing Editor: Hal Walker
Art Director: Chas. W. Adams
Business Manager: R.E. Decker
Cover: Frank Uppwall
144 pages, 35¢

Peter Enfantino’s story-by-story synopses of Manhunt is featured in The Digest Enthusiast No. 6–10.

Vault September 30, 2019

Manhunt No. 11 Nov. 1953

Manhunt Detective Story Magazine Vol. 1 No. 11 Nov. 1953
Contents
Henry Kane “The Big Touch” (Peter Chambers)
Peter Paige “The Watcher”
Craig Rice “The Bells Are Ringing” (John J. Malone)
Charles Beckman, Jr. “Case History”
Evan Hunter “The Right Hand of Garth”
Vincent H. Gaddis’ Crime Cavalcade
Raymond J. Dyer “Six Stories Up”
Richard Marsten “Classification: Dead”
Fletcher Flora “A Long Way to KC”
Dan Sontup’s Portrait of a Killer: Pat Mahon
Bruno Fischer “Coney Island Incident”
Jonathan Craig “Kid Stuff”
Mugged and Printed: Henry Kane, Evan Hunter, Bruno Fischer, Craig Rice

Flying Eagle Publications, Inc,
Editor: John McCloud
Managing Editor: Hal Walker
Art Director: Chas. W. Adams
Business Manager: R.E. Decker
144 pages, 35¢

Peter Enfantino’s story-by-story synopses of Manhunt is featured in The Digest Enthusiast No. 6–10.

Vault April 5, 2019

Manhunt No. 6 June 1953

Manhunt Detective Story Monthly Vol. 1 No. 6 June 1953
Contents
Henry Kane “Far Cry” (Pete Chambers)
Evan Hunter “Small Homicide” art by J.Q. Farris
Charles Beckman, Jr. “Ybor City” art by R. Cossette
Manhunt’s Movie of the Month: The Hitch-Hiker
Richard Deming “The Loyal One”
Michael Fessier “The Faceless Man”
Vincent H. Gaddis: Crime Cavalcade
Harold Q. Masur “The Double Frame” (Scott Jordan)
Emmanuel Winters “The Caller” art by R. Cossette (flopped)
Richard S. Prather “Hot-Rock Rumble” (Shell Scott)
Hunt Collins “One Down” art by Tom O’Sullivan
Mugged and Printed: Henry Kane, Richard Deming, Evan Hunter, Richard S. Prather, Charles Beckman, Jr., and Michael Fessier
Every story opens with an illustration, mostly in two colors. Unsigned, unless noted.

Flying Eagle Publications, Inc,
Editor: John McCloud
Managing Editor: E.A. Tulman
Art Director: Chas. W. Adams
Business Manager: R.E. Decker
144 pages, 35¢