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Category: pulp

1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

3rd novel with Daniel Port, ex-Syndicate member

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, peter rabeLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1968 Signet paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1968 Horwitz hardcover, Signet paperback original later that year

cover art by Robert McGinnis

published in the UK by Four Square as The Witches, 1969

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carter brown, robert mcginnis, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1968 Signet paperback ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1956 Perma Books reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1956 Perma Books reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ed lacy, perma paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1956 Perma Books reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

September 1949

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

1951 Graphic reissue

Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish

Somebody on the Phone, 1950 Lippincott hardcover

this the 1951 Graphic paperback reissued with a new title

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cornell woolrich, graphic paperback, william irishLeave a comment on 1951 Graphic reissue

January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

January 1952

cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags george allan england, h.l. parkhurst, jewel thief, short stories magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

September 1944 Canadian issue

September 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, carroll john daly, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1944 Canadian issue

December 1948, issue #4

December 1948, issue #4

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime comic, pulpTags crimes by women comic, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on December 1948, issue #4

1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by James Meese

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by James Meese

September 15, 2013

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags gold medal paperback, juvenile delinquent, vin packerLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by James Meese

June 1945 issue

June 1945

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags andrew holt, hollywood detective magazine, showgirlLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

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