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January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, g-men detective magazine, jackson hite, norman a. daniels, o.b. myers, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, telephone booth, william degenhard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, e. hoffmann price, hector gavin grey, nickel detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

February 1934 issue

February 1934

Posted on August 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, clifford benton, dagger, frederick c. painton, handcuffs, robert e. howard, strange detective stories, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, george a. mcdonald, grim reaper, rafael desoto, red hood, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, westmoreland gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, fedora, george a. mcdonald, gunnison steele, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, black book detective, carroll john daly, g. wayman jones, johnston mcculley, norman a. daniels, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1932 issue

November 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024August 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags allan k. echols, arthur j. burks, bat, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on May 25, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, carol jacobi, dale clark, dungeon, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

April 1935

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/15/25]

Posted on May 21, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, arthur leo zagat, emery clarke, eye patch, hugh b. cave, lantern, leslie t. white, nat schachner, paul ernst, thrilling mysteries magazine, zombieLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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