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Tag: argosy magazine

September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 18, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 20, 2025June 7, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, diamond, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

June 1947

cover art by Charles Dye

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, charles dye, gambling fiction, poker, smoking, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

March 21, 1936 issue

March 21, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, electric chair, eustace adams, george f. worts, judson philips, ralph perry, ted coppLeave a comment on March 21, 1936 issue

August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

August 26, 1939

cover art by Marshall Frantz

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags alexander key, argosy magazine, carl rathjen, fred macisaac, judson p. philips, luke short, riverboatLeave a comment on August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 6, 1936 issue

June 6, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, fred macisaac, george f. worts, handcuffs, mounties, RCMP, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on June 6, 1936 issue

October 7, 1939 issue ~ cover by Marshall Frantz

October 7, 1939

cover by Marshall Frantz

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, cactus, marshall frantz, richard sale, rifle, robert e. pinkerton, six gun, vultureLeave a comment on October 7, 1939 issue ~ cover by Marshall Frantz

February 10, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 10, 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, charles green, frank r. pierce, robert carse, rudolph belarski, six gun, walt coburnLeave a comment on February 10, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 30, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahl

April 30, 1932

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on March 30, 2025March 14, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags argosy magazine, fred macisaac, lowell thomas, paul stahrLeave a comment on April 30, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahl

August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 19, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, paul stahr, south seasLeave a comment on August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

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