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Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles g. booth, dagger, edison marshall, grim reaper, midnight, philip macdonald, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, tuxLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1937

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

[image updated 6/18/24]

[cover art added 8/9/25]

Posted on March 7, 2024August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dagger, harwood forsgren, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pith helmet, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, surfLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Fall 1953 issue

Fall 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dorothy dunn, mark reed, r. van taylor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on Fall 1953 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 1, 2024January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935 issue

March 1935

Posted on February 27, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, hollywood fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1935 issue

October 1943 issue

Format ImagePosted on February 26, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, daggerLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

cover art by Cardwell Higgins

pastel on board, 25″x34″

July 1942 issue

Posted on February 25, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags cardwell higgins, dagger, expose detective magazine, original art, telephoneLeave a comment on cover art by Cardwell Higgins

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2024May 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, dagger, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, racist imagery, spicy mystery magazine, stockings, vampire, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 19, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags baseball fiction, creepy, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, ghost stories magazine, spookyLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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