Interior story illustration, Men May 1959
She Was Betrothed To A Dead Man
A hard-boiled novel of strange love and violent death in a madmen’s cult
This issue of Popular Detective also contains Murder Off Honduras, and the entire issue can be read here.
That sounded like a zombie story to me. But when I received the magazine and read it I found out “the everlasting dead” were not “living dead.” They’re dead dead. They’re the bodies of unfortunate victims of a South Seas tribe that likes to preserve the sacrificial victims they use in their tribal ceremonies. Ah well, the cover painting is still very cool — and so is the interior artwork for the story, which is titled “Ordeal on the Isle of the Everlasting Dead.”
Also includes How — When — Where: You Can Fight For Fortune Under Foreign Flags, and The Diet That Can Double Your Sexual Batting Average!
I have to say, she looks less terrified than I would be in that situation.
Also featuring “Come With Me Or I’ll Kill Your Whole Family” and Corpse On The Barroom Floor
Also featuring Guided Missile Murder and The Bookie Didn’t Bet On Death
Twice, a West Coast dandy’s passion for blondes ended in tragic violence
Also includes Waiting for Homicide , Riddled Brunette In Pink Pajamas and Corpse at the Picnic