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Tag: complete stories magazine

May 25, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Harry T. Fisk

May 25, 1925

cover art by Harry T. Fisk

Posted on August 2, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, harry t. fisk, lassoLeave a comment on May 25, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Harry T. Fisk

July 1, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1, 1931

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bernard breslauer, complete stories magazine, hal dunning, lawrence g. blochman, modest stein, pith helmetLeave a comment on July 1, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

December 1, 1930

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, donald g. cooley, edgar franklin wittmack, hal dunning, james clarkeLeave a comment on December 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

June 11, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 11, 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on October 6, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, james clarke, tom lovellLeave a comment on June 11, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 15, 1929

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benge atlee, complete stories magazine, jerome rozen, judson p. philips, vaultLeave a comment on August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June 1, 1933

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet, complete stories magazine, frederick c. painton, h.w. scott, tuxLeave a comment on June 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1935 issue

November 1935

neighboring issues had cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beach, bound, complete stories magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1937

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, john a. coughlin, reward poster, william chamberlainLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September-October 1937

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on April 2, 2024November 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags art mystery, charlotte dockstader, complete stories magazine, femme fatale, jerome rozenLeave a comment on September-October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete stories magazine, frederick nebel, tom lovellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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