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Tag: detective fiction weekly

December 28, 1929 issue – cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 28, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 31, 2015

Posted on December 31, 2025October 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, hourglass, new year's, scytheLeave a comment on December 28, 1929 issue – cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 28, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 22, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags convict, dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, jail, rudolph belarski, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 27, 1941

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 14, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, kidnap, taxi, tommygunLeave a comment on December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 5, 1941 issue

July 5, 1941

Posted on August 10, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, joel townsley rogers, mike shayne, richard saleLeave a comment on July 5, 1941 issue

June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

June 12, 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, edgar franklin, edward s. williams, flynn's, hooded, richard sale, skull and crossbones, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on June 12, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 22, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 22, 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on May 19, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, hollywood fiction, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on March 22, 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 1944 issue

March 1944

Posted on May 10, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, bound, c. william harrison, charles boswell, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, foundry, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on March 1944 issue

October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 8, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, cornell woolrich, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, edwin truett, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 22, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 22, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 4, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.v. tench, cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on June 22, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 13, 1929 issue

April 13, 1929

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, don h. thompson, flynn's, leslie mcfarlane, robert w. sneddon, tommygunLeave a comment on April 13, 1929 issue

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