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1932 issue ~ cover art by Ned Pines

1932

cover art by Ned Pines

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, girl rackets, moll, ned pinesLeave a comment on 1932 issue ~ cover art by Ned Pines

March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, jack d'arcy, james h.s. moynahan, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Format ImagePosted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags d.b. mccandless, e. sylter, e.r. edmiston, rackateer stories, spats, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

October 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bikini, dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellem, will thomasLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

March 1934

cover art by Marland Stone

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, marland stone, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, richard sale, rudolph belarski, samuel taylor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on June 20, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, fredric brown, jewels, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

June 1955 issue

June 1955

cover art by Milton Luros?

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, eugene pawley, famous detective stories, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1955 issue

September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 18, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 20, 2025June 7, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, diamond, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1954 issue

February 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bank heist, charles beckman, don james, fifteen detective stories magazine, ted strattonLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

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