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August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

August 1933

cover art by Julius Erbit

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frank richardson pierce, julius erbit, keyholeLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1933

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on December 13, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, erle stanley gardner, lyman andersonLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, george rozenLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Frank Tinsley

February 1933

cover art by Frank Tinsley

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of diamonds, all detective magazine, erle stanley gardner, frank tinsley, theodore a. tinsley, tuxLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Frank Tinsley

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

September 1933

cover art by Victor Julius

Posted on October 31, 2024October 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, frederick c. painton, victor juliusLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[post updated 12/13/24]

Posted on July 19, 2024December 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, dagger, hugh b. cave, norman saunders, shackled, snakeLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1933 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

October 1933

cover by Norman Saunders

[post updated 12/524]

Posted on July 18, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, erle stanley gardner, finest kind, hypodermic, norman saunders, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1934

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, erle stanley gardner, lester dent, norman saunders, skullLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, arthur j. burks, drive by, dynamite, erle stanley gardner, fedora, frederick c. painton, george a. mcdonald, george rozen, h. bedford-jones, hamlin daly, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 Canadian edition

cover art by Rafael DeSoto from the US edition

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, earl w. scott, frederick c. painton, rafael desoto, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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