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April 1938 issue

April 1948

Posted on August 8, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, crime busters magazine, frank gruber, leaster dent, maxwell grant, norvell page, pulp illustration, steve fisher, theodore a. tinsley, tuxLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 23, 2016

Posted on August 8, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1935 issue, #2

July 1935 issue, #2

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2026July 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags lurid, sizzling detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1935 issue, #2

July 23, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 23, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 6, 2026July 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, dice, donald barr chidsey, emmett watson, flynn's, gambling fiction, roulette, shoulder holster, smoking, tuxLeave a comment on July 23, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2026July 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gambling fiction, h.j. ward, heist, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, rouletteLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Charles McCann

May 1936

cover art by Charles McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2026July 13, 2026Categories magazine, pulpTags ace of diamonds, ace of spades, charles mccann, dame, dice, easy money magazine, gambling, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Charles McCann

June 1, 1942 issue

June 1, 1942

Posted on August 6, 2026July 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, roulette, the shadowLeave a comment on June 1, 1942 issue

February 17, 1934 issue

February 17, 1934

Posted on August 5, 2026July 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags black mask, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, milo ray phelps, edward parrish ware, whip, herbert o. yardleyLeave a comment on February 17, 1934 issue

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

April 1938

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on August 5, 2026July 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, francis james, graves gladney, henry treat sperry, j.j. des ormeaux, julius long, robert howard norton, torture, whip, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

July 1938 issue

July 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

title page

Posted on August 5, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags branding, dime mystery magazine, edith and ejler jacobson, henry t. sperry, pharoah, whipLeave a comment on July 1938 issue

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