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June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on August 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, forger, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags black hand, dalton stevens, desmond taylor, hollywood, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, gagged, massie case, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1929

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, jewel thief, true detective mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1933

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, fedora, mask, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, true detective mysteries, william j. burnsLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1931

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, vice racketLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on June 22, 2024May 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dagger, dalton stevens, tong war, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1931

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bank robbery, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Man Blindfolded, original illustration for True Detective Magazine, October, 1934
Oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 11-1/2in.
Signed with initials lower left

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, true detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Dalton Stevens

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