In its day (1953-1967), Manhunt magazine was highly regarded by the crime-fiction community, and drew contributions from most of its era’s best-remembered authors. My guess, though, is that Rap Sheet readers have probably never had the chance to page through even one of the 114 issues released. So I was pleased today to find, in the Pulp Covers blog, the front of the January 1953 premiere edition of Manhunt, along with information about how to download the entire, 150-page magazine. That issue features the opening installment of a Mickey Spillane serial, along with other yarns by Kenneth Millar (aka Ross Macdonald), Frank Kane, Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain), Richard S. Prather, and William irish (aka Cornell Woolrich).
In order to open the file (which is apparently condensed in CDisplay Archived Comic Book format), I had to download onto my computer something called a CBR Reader, described as “a free comic book format reader program.” It took only a few seconds, and left me ready to check out all of Manhunt, Issue #1. Great fun!
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You can also get the 4th issue, with the final part of the Spillane story, here https://pulpcovers.com/everybodys-watching-me-april-1953/
Cool. Though the magazine after the turn of the '60s was in a much-diminished sate, really barely dragging by the time it folded in '67. I think the Scott Meredith Literary Agency had sold or otherwise ended its involvement at about that time...
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