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October 1946 issue

October 1946

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, grenade, henry norton, robert c. dennis, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1946 issue

June 1948 issue

June 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bomb, call box, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, russell branch, talmage powell, TNTLeave a comment on June 1948 issue

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1951

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed for the January 1952 UK edition of Black Mask

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, black mask magazine, casket, detective tales magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dagger, detective tales magazine, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, booton herndon, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, mailbox, thugLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1945

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

debut issue, 1950s UK version of Ten Detective Aces

[updated 7/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024July 19, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, detective aces magazine, pearls, ten detective aces magazine, thorne leeLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/11/25]

Posted on June 1, 2024May 11, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dime detective magazine, don james, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, peter paige, philip weck, robert martin, subway, v.e. thiessen, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

June 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/7/24]

Posted on April 18, 2024May 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, albert drake, cemetery, joseph commingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

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