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Tag: august derleth

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

December 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

included August W. Derleth’s “The Adventure of the Limping Man” (Solar Pons)

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags august derleth, detective trails magazine, g.n. carpenter, john miller gregory, solar pons, telephone, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

January 1966 issue

January 1966

Posted on December 26, 2023December 11, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags august derleth, bizarre mystery magazine, cornell woolrich, mickey spillaneLeave a comment on January 1966 issue

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1939

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, war fiction, weird fictionTags august derleth, bertram w. williams, e. hoffmann price, earle k. bergey, heydorn schleh, john clemons, octopus, robert bloch, skull, strange stories magazine, submarine, torpedoLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

April 1945 issue ~ cover art by R. E. Epperley

April 1945

cover art by R. E. Epperley

stories included:

August Derleth, “Carousel”

Robert Bloch, Lefty Feep Gets Henpecked

Posted on November 27, 2023April 3, 2024Categories fantasy, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags august derleth, don wilcox, fantastic advantures magazine, john wilstach, r.e. epperley, robert bloch, skullLeave a comment on April 1945 issue ~ cover art by R. E. Epperley

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, weird fictionTags august derleth, don tracy, ghoul, mark schorer, pulp art, robert bloch, rudolph belarski, seabury quinn, skeleton, skull, strange stories magazine, weird fictionLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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