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Category: pulp

April 1937 issue

April 1937

cover art by Jo of Shipman Studios

cover art repurposed – –

September 1937 issue

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories pulp, spicyTags hollywood, john beck, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

1951 Bantam reissue

1951 Bantam

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, bantam paperback, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on 1951 Bantam reissue

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

May 1937

cover art by Alvin Pearson

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazineLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

July 1948 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1948

cover art by Milton Luros

1951 Lion edition

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags black cat, crack detective stories, dagger, kermit jaediker, lion paperback, milton luros, robert maguire, typewriterLeave a comment on July 1948 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

March 19, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 19, 1932

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, hector gavin grey, john a. coughlin, train fictionLeave a comment on March 19, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

November 25, 1936

cover art by Remington Schuyler

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, far east, gordon young, james b. hendryx, r.v. gery, remington schuyler, short stories magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on November 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

December 1931

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, eric taylor, h.w. wesso, johnston mcculley, motorcycle cop, oscar schisgall, thomas tophamLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, mask, master detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, g.t. fleming-roberts, thrilling detective magazine, train fictionLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

May 1952 issue

May 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dagger, dale bogard, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

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