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10 Detective Aces - 1942-06
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Ten Detective Aces February 1943
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It says “SAUNDERS” plainly and clearly at the bottom left-hand corner of the magazine cover, not Hilkert……….
Quite correct, and I have verified it with David Saunders. Looks like Saunders painted the original, and Hikert did a copy which was used later.