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Tag: crime busters magazine

August 1939 issue ~ cover by Hubert Rogers

August 1939

cover art by  Hubert Rogers

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 2, 2025November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, hubert rogers, lester dent, norvell page, skullLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover by Hubert Rogers

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, modest stein, steve fisher, theodore tinsley, w.t. ballard, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Toney

March 1939

cover art by Laurence Toney

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/1/26]

Posted on January 6, 2025February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crime busters magazine, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, laurence toney, norvell page, paul ernst, pirate, theodore tinsley, thugLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Toney

October 1938 issue

October 1938

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/27/25]

Posted on December 23, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags carroll john daly, crime busters magazine, lester dent, theodore a. tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

June 1938 issue

June 1938

[updated 10/28/25]

Format ImagePosted on December 20, 2024October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, norvell page, roulette, staircase, tux, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

October 1939

cover art by Lawrence Toney

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/1/26]

Posted on July 18, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crime busters magazine, lawrence toney, skullLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/1/26]

Posted on January 22, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crime busters magazine, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, mark harper, paul ernst, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on January 4, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, pulp illustration, skeleton, steve fisher, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/1/26]

Posted on January 4, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, femme fatale, kenneth robeson, lester dent, maxwell grant, norman a. daniels, steve fisher, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

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