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Category: Hardboiled

October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

October-November 1931

cover art by Charles De Feo

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony m. rud, b.b. fowler, bound, charles de feo, detective action stories, leopard, richard e. wormser, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

September 1933

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags john howitt, ralph boston, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, delos palmer, federal agent magazine, franklin h. martin, robert c. blackmon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

November 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, laboratory, mad scientist, red hoodLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 21, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pearl necklace, ten detective aces magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

May 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, bombing, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1948

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, peter paige, rafael desoto, skull, tux, wallace umphrey, william roughLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1950 issue

October 1950

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armored car, bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, heist, paul w. fairmanLeave a comment on October 1950 issue

September 1931 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

September 1931

cover art by James Reynolds

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, adventure, mystery, weird fictionTags eustace adams, h. bedford jones, james reynolds, star magazineLeave a comment on September 1931 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

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