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November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 13, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace g-man stories, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, feds, fucking nazis, grim reaper, rafael desoto, skull, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 14, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, morgan lewis, rafael desoto, tommygun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1939

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, FBI, malvin singer, paul ernst, w. wirtLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1943 Canadian issue

November 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on July 29, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, airport, feds, robert carse, tommygunLeave a comment on November 1943 Canadian issue

January-February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January-February 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, emile c. tepperman, FBI, feds, harry lee fellinge, rafael desoto, tommygun, trapdoor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January-February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, casket, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, harry lee fellinge, rafael desoto, scar, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

March-April 1938

cover art by Malvin Singer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 30, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, dale dev. kier, FBI, feds, malvin singer, paul ernstLeave a comment on March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 16, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, day keene, emile c. tepperman, rafael desoto, tommygun, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September-October 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on March 6, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, feds, malvin singerLeave a comment on September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November-December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November-December 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on February 8, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, dale dev. kier, feds, malvin singer, tommygun, w. wirt, w.t. ballard, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November-December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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