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October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October-November 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bouncer, c.b. yorke, smoking, speakeasy stories magazine, valentine van tyne, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image of same cover

[cover updated 10/28/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024October 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryce walton, craig rice, edward d. radin, finest kind, johnny liddell, manhunt detective story monthly, private eye, richard deming, richard s. prather, robert maguire, shell scottLeave a comment on August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bathroom, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1938 issue

October 1938

cover art attributed to Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, emery clarke, phantom detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

cover art by George Gross

Daughter of Satan, Women in Crime pulp digest cover, March 1948
Oil on canvas, 20 x 15 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, oil on canvas, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags kay keene, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, william b. raineyLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939   

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fan dance, finest kind, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, spicy detective stories, tuxLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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