Mystery Tales was one of the many pulp magazines from West Fiction Publishing Company.  From 1938 to 1940, over the course of 9 issues, Mystery Tales brought readers stories of cults, criminals, demons, femme fatales, and damsels in distress.  Though I’m sure the stories were fine, the magazine is today mostly remembered and sought after by collectors for its extremely lurid covers.  Below are 7 of the covers of Mystery Tales!

June, 1938. Cover by Norman Saunders

November, 1938. Cover by John Walter Scott

May, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

September, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

December, 1939. Cover by John Walter Scott

March, 1940. Cover by John Walter Scott.

May, 1940. Cover by John Walter Scott.