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August/September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles DeFeo

August/September 1937

cover art by Charles DeFeo

November 11, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, eugene p. lyle, h.w. guernsey, j.a. chambliss, maurice beam, robert sneddon, skullLeave a comment on August/September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles DeFeo

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, frederick nebel, j. allan dunn, william reusswigLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

February-March 1937

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art nelson, bound, detective action stories, john l. chambliss, walter ripperger, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, j. allan dunn, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, earl and marion scott, erle stanley gardner, j. lane linklater, kidnapping, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

December 1936

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, art nelson, detective action stories, flashlight, kurt steel, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, subway, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

June-July 1937

cover art by Charles De Feo

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, charles de feo, d.b. mccandless, detective action stories, leon byrne, richard wormserLeave a comment on June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

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