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Category: Hardboiled

1953 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by James Meese

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

William P. McGivern – The Crooked Frame Pocket Books 961, 1953 Cover Art- James Meese
Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags james meese, pocket paperback, william p. mcgivernLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by James Meese

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

March 1934

cover art by John Falter

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024May 21, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags john falter, master detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

1959 UK Ace paperback

1959 UK Ace paperback

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, london fiction, peter cheyneyLeave a comment on 1959 UK Ace paperback

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1951

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donn mullally, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black book detective, donald s. aitken, frederick c. painton, handcuffs, james p. olsen, norman saunders, philip ketchum, richard wormser, thugLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

Legacy of a Spy x 2

1959 Crest reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

1964 Avon reissue

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, crest paperback, henry s. maxfield, robert mcginnis, thrillerLeave a comment on Legacy of a Spy x 2

1950 RKO picture

1950 RKO picture

directed by John Farrow

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags claude rains, faith domergue, movie poster, RKO picture, robert mitchumLeave a comment on 1950 RKO picture

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

1954, Crime Mysteries #11

1954, Crime Mysteries #11

cover art by H.C. Kiefer

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags crime mysteries comic, dame, h.c. kieferLeave a comment on 1954, Crime Mysteries #11

September 1956 issue ~ cover art by Tom O’Sullivan

September 1956

cover art by Tom O’Sullivan

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dressing table, ed mcbain, evan hunter, manhunt magazine, tom o'sullivanLeave a comment on September 1956 issue ~ cover art by Tom O’Sullivan

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