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1957 Dell reissue – cover art by Arthur Sussman

originally published in 1955 by Dodd as The Beckoning Dream

this the 1957 re-titled Dell paperback

cover art by Arthur Sussman

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 4, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags arthur sussman, dame, dell paperback, evelyn berckman, femme fataleLeave a comment on 1957 Dell reissue – cover art by Arthur Sussman

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

June 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on March 3, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, garters, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, racist imagery, saucy movie tales, stockings, WWII fictionLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2025June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, arthur b. reeve, complete underworld novelettes, kenneth h . lunsford, lyman andersonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

May 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

by a noted and influential Science Fiction Grand Master

1950 Beacon – first paperback reissue with different title

1952 Harlequin paperback reissue with the original title

Posted on March 3, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.e. van vogt, beacon paperback, bound, harlequin paperback, whipLeave a comment on by a noted and influential Science Fiction Grand Master

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

November 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on March 2, 2025May 21, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, aviation, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on March 2, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags cigarette holder, cocktail, dalton stevens, master detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1930

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on March 2, 2025February 4, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags george rozen, raoul whitfield, thomson burtisLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1935 issue

May 1935

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 2, 2025December 11, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, earl w. scott, gang magazine, porthole, richard e. conan, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 4, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on March 2, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags austin j. small, bryan irvine, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, paul ellsworth triem, wall safeLeave a comment on May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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