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Category: Hardboiled

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

February 1934

cover art by John Falter

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags john falter, kidnapping, master detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

May 1957 issue ~ cover art by O.G. Brabbins

May 1957

cover art by O.G. Brabbins

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags gil brewer, henry kane, manhunt magazine, oliver brabbins, talmage powellLeave a comment on May 1957 issue ~ cover art by O.G. Brabbins

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard R. Epperley

November 1945

cover art by Richard R. Epperley

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags buddha, david wright o'brien, mammoth detective magazine, richard e. epperley, william brengleLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Richard R. Epperley

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, laboratory, leo hoban, mad scientist, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1970 Macmillan hardcover

1970 Macmillan hardcover

cover art by Mozelle Thompson

basis for the Richard Roundtree movie

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags ernest tidyman, macmillan hardcover, mozelle thompson, private eye, shaftLeave a comment on 1970 Macmillan hardcover

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

October 1950

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cocktail, dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, michael mccannLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

November/December 1939 issue

November/December 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, racist imagery, russel gray, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November/December 1939 issue

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

February 1951

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags binoculars, charles wood, john d. macdonald, short stories magazine, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

1953 Realistic Comics

1953 Realistic Comics – first and only issue

“A Realistic Reprint” – of what??

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags realistic comic, women to loveLeave a comment on 1953 Realistic Comics

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