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March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

July 1946 UK edition

Belarski’s signature removed

[updated 2/15/25]

Posted on October 27, 2024February 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags h. ralph goller, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on October 26, 2024August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1951 Popular Library reissue

published in 1948 by Macmillan, this a later 1951 Popular Library reissue

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette girl, dame, femme fatale, octavus roy cohen, popular library, veilLeave a comment on 1951 Popular Library reissue

January 1937 issue

January 1937

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fictionTags benton braden, george a. mcdonald, oscar schisgall, snake, thrilling detective magazine, treasureLeave a comment on January 1937 issue

1957 Hillman reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Hillman reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, hillman paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1957 Hillman reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1947, The Lady From Shanghai

1947 The Lady from Shangai

adaptation by Orson Welles of Sherwood King’s novel If I Die Before I Wake

starring Rita Hayworth, Orson Wells, and Everett Sloane

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags bullet holes, everett sloane, orson welles, rita hayworthLeave a comment on 1947, The Lady From Shanghai

August 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, detective tales magazine, laboratory, norman saunders, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1957

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 12/28/25]

Posted on October 23, 2024December 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fast action detective and mystery stories, harlan clay, norman saunders, peter norcross, saul anthonyLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January 1934

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on October 23, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grant stockbridge, john howitt, the spider magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

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