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April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, franklin h. martin, frederick c. davis, kidnapping, tom lovellLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September 1934 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, dime mystery magazine, h.m. appel, hooded, hugh b. cave, walter baumhofer, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, flashlight, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, norvell page, paul ernst, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, delos palmer, federal agent magazine, franklin h. martin, robert c. blackmon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, coffin, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, mad scientist, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1942 series

November 1942

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, crack detective magazine, lugar, nazi spy, ross russell, vaultLeave a comment on November 1942 series

November 1939 issue

November 1939

Posted on September 22, 2024November 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, hypodermic, joseph j. millard, mummy, sarcophagus, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January-February 1939

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, axe, john howitt, john kobler, nat schachner, norvell w. page, strange detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective story magazine, modest steinLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags alley, arthur leo zagat, dagger, francis k. allan, j.j. des ormeaux, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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