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Category: crime fiction

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, escaped con, john d. macdonald, norman saundersLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 19, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 22, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, donald barr chidsey, escaped con, flynn's, handcuffsLeave a comment on November 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 1927 issue

March 1927

Posted on May 22, 2026May 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, erle stanley gardner, jeff baker, prison breakLeave a comment on March 1927 issue

February 1950, issue #11

February 1950, issue #11

Posted on May 22, 2026May 15, 2026Categories true crime, crime fictionTags crimes by women comic, prison break, stories of women in prisonLeave a comment on February 1950, issue #11

October 1942 issue

October 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, david crewe, eye patch, james a. kirch, logan claybourne, pirate, russell gray, skeleton, treasure mapLeave a comment on October 1942 issue

April 1928 issue ~ cover art by Gary Sheahan

April 1928

cover art by Gary Sheahan

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gary sheahan, m.m. musselman, real detective tales and mystery stories, seabury quinnLeave a comment on April 1928 issue ~ cover art by Gary Sheahan

August 1935 ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

August 1935 – sixth and last issue published

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags pirate stories magazine, sidney riesenberg, swordLeave a comment on August 1935 ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

January 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

January 1, 1932

cover art by Remington Schuyler

Posted on May 21, 2026May 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags cole richards, dagger, deep sea diver, popular stories magazine, remington schuyler, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on January 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

November 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1, 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 20, 2026May 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags boound, c.s. montayne, complete stories magazine, frederick c. painton, idol, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on November 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 12, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 20, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, bound, chinatown fiction, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, roy w. hindsLeave a comment on May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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