Title
Good Luck to the Corpse
Subject
Death
Crimes
Fear
Surprise
Gambling
Maps
Dead persons
Poker
Couples
Evening gowns
Tuxedoes
Buildings
Streets
Coastlines
Palms
Sailboats
Keyholes
Poker chips
Description
Front: Light blue (background, shadows)
Back: multi-colored
A formally dressed man and woman stare in horror at the figure of a man sprawled over a scattering of poker chips.
At head of title on front cover: Death picks a winner!
25¢
On back cover: When a little man starts betting too big, the payoff is … poison!
On spine: Death picks a winner!
A stylized street map depicts colorful buildings, palm trees, shore with sailboats. Whitecliffe Language School, The Hotel Ruhl, and Casino Mediterrane are featured.
Light blue background with author name, title, blurb, series number, and publisher name in black.
On back cover: A Dell Mystery keyhole logo
Creator
Meese, James
Murray, Max, 1901-1956.
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Dell
Date
1951
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
1
ECZ9394
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Dell Book (639)
Collection
Citation
Meese, James and Murray, Max, 1901-1956., “Good Luck to the Corpse,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 24, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29057.