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August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

August 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, bound, chained, dagger, fred macisaac, malvin singer, racist imagery, shackled, thomas walsh, william e. barrett, wyatt blassingame, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, acid, cobra, frederick c. davis, laboratory, leslie t. white, mad scientist, william e. barrettLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, frederick c. davis, john lawrence, laboratory, mad scientist, malvin singer, scalpel, skull, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, casket, malvin singer, maxwell hawkins, t.t. flynn, tuxLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, cornell woolrich, dagger, idol, malvin singer, robert sidney bowen, staircase, william edward hayesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

February-March 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/21/24]

Posted on December 27, 2023April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags ace-high detective, laboratory, malvin singer, melvin a. conant, monster, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer
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