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Category: pulp

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, fire escape, george mcdonald, paul ernst, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, carroll john daly, charles alexander, hanged, lawrence treat, leslie t. white, malvin singer, nooseLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

August 1940 issue

August 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, fire escape, frank johnson, john l. benton, stranglerLeave a comment on August 1940 issue

January 1943 issue

January 1943

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, hanged, jewel thief, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on January 1943 issue

February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

February 1944

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, h. ralph goller, milton luros, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, rafael desoto, stephen endicottLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

August 1961

cover art by Dick Shelton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dame, dick shelton, femme fatale, finest kind, manhunt detective story monthly, robert page jones, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

March 1943 issue

March 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, invisible man, strange detective mysteries, wanted posterLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, carroll john daly, dame, femme fatale, g. wayman jones, nels leroy jorgensen, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1955 issue

November 1955

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, official police cases, smokingLeave a comment on November 1955 issue

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