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Tag: detective fiction weekly

July 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter de Maris

July 1, 1933

cover art by Walter de Maris

Posted on October 31, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, mackinlay kantor, masquerade, robert h. rohde, sidney herschel small, walter de marisLeave a comment on July 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter de Maris

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Canadian November 1943 issue

Posted on October 26, 2026October 13, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags detective fiction weekly, edward s. williams, flynn's, judson p. philips, racist imageryLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 20, 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 20, 1937

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 21, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet hole, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, john a. coughlin, richard e. wormser, train fictionLeave a comment on February 20, 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 25, 1936 issue

April 25, 1936

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, telephoneLeave a comment on April 25, 1936 issue

June 9, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

June 9, 1928

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on October 14, 2026October 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, edward parrish ware, flynn's, lejaren hiller, maxwell smith, pawn shopLeave a comment on June 9, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

October 4, 1930 issue

October 4, 1930

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on October 14, 2026October 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, john hunterLeave a comment on October 4, 1930 issue

January 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

January 15, 1938

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 6, 2026September 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, electric chair, flynn's detective fiction, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on January 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

November 22, 1930 issue

November 22, 1930

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on November 22, 1930 issue

December 17, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

December 17, 1927

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on September 27, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's detective fiction, joseph gollomb, louis lacy stevenson, spy fictionLeave a comment on December 17, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

November 12, 1927 issue

November 12, 1927

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, mansfield scott, tire ironLeave a comment on November 12, 1927 issue

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