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Category: crime fiction

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, weird fiction, crime fictionTags day keene, yellow menace, racist imagery, tom lovell, wayne rogers, strange detective mysteries, jadeLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #2 (DC, 1937)

cover art by Creig Flessel

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags creig flessel, dc comics, detective comics, thugLeave a comment on 1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

December 1955

cover art by Joe Orlando

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime illustrated, joe orlando, johnny craigLeave a comment on December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

1957 Crest paperback original ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1957 Crest paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, crest paperback, williams forrestLeave a comment on 1957 Crest paperback original ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pocket detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

1957 Pocket reissue

cover art by Clyde Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clyde ross, pocket paperback, richard ellingtonLeave a comment on 1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

March 1948 issue

March 1948

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, frances & richard lockridge, franklin james, smoking, two complete detective books magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

cover art by George Gross

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

George Gross cover art from April 1951

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bedside paperback, george gross, sherman conway, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

published by Funk in 1955 as Search the Dark Woods

this the 1959 Dell paperback under this title

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Posted on January 25, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, mitchell hooks, myrick landLeave a comment on cover art by Mitchell Hooks

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, showgirlLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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