Gold Medal Books

Published by Gold Medal (370) in January 1954. Cover art is not credited.

Published by Gold Medal (372) in February 1954.

Published by Gold Medal (382) in March 1954. Cover art by Ray Johnson.

Published by Gold Medal (386) in March 1954. Ross MacRoss was a joint pseudonym of James Reach and Tom Taggart. Cover art by James Meese.

Published by Gold Medal (391) in April 1954. John Flagg was a pseudonym of John Gearon. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Published by Gold Medal (395) in April 1954. Cover art by James Meese.

Published by Gold Medal (399) in May 1954. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Published by Gold Medal (400) in May 1954. Howard Rigsby was a pseudonym of Vechel Howard Rigsby. Cover art by George Mayer.

Published by Gold Medal (402) in May 1954. Bernard Mara was a pseudonym of Brian Moore. Cover art by Clark Hulings. Back cover synopsis: "Américain - Noah Cain, big, tough lad, penniless in Paris - and up to his ears in bizarre and bloody doings. Les femmes - Blondes, brunettes and redheads - wild and expensive - all out to lure Cain into the arms of violence. Montmarte -The place the put the "gay" in Paree, the gaudy jungle where Cain roamed by night - in desperate flight from the guillotine. Assassin - The knife artist, the two-time killer, the man Noah Cain had to bring back alive - in order to keep his own head."

Published by Gold Medal (405) in June 1954. Cover art by Ray Johnson. And, before anyone asks, it's not bad cropping on my part, the 'n' is almost totally missing on the cover.

Published by Gold Medal (412) in July 1954. Cover by James Meese (shame about the chunk missing bottom right)

Published by Gold Medal (424) in August 1954. Cover at by Lu Kimmel.

Published by Gold Medal (434) in October 1954. Cover art by Saul Tepper.

Published by Gold Medal (435) in October 1954. Cover art by James Meese.

Published by Gold Medal (437) in October 1954. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

Published by Gold Medal (448) in December 1954. Cover art by James Meese.

Published by Gold Medal (456) in January 1955. Steve Dodge was a pseudonym of Stephen Becker (2nd printing in 1960 used his real name). Cover art by Lu Kimmel.

First published by Gold Medal in May 1950. This 5th printing (460) is dated January 1955. Cover art by Stan Meltzoff.