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Tag: detective fiction weekly

September 9, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 9, 1933

cover art by C. Calvert (C.C. Beall)

Posted on May 16, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, laboratoryLeave a comment on September 9, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

July 30, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 30, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 16, 2026May 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags bat, detective fiction weekly, mad scientist, william j. makinLeave a comment on July 30, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 12, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, h.h. stinson, paul ernst, roger torrey, samuel taylor, tommygun, trench coatLeave a comment on November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 23, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

February 23, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on May 13, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags dagger, detective fiction weeklyLeave a comment on February 23, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, day keene, detective fiction weekly, joel townsley rogers, leigh brackett, robert w. sneddonLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 8, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

September 8, 1934

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on May 7, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, detective fiction weekly, satan hall, skullLeave a comment on September 8, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 26, 1938

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frederick c. painton, george rozen, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 17, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 17, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, fred macisaac, herman landon, richard howells watkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 17, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 28, 1929 issue

September 28, 1929

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles somerville, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 28, 1929 issue

March 5, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 5, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on March 17, 2026February 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyrstal ball, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's detective fiction, richard saleLeave a comment on March 5, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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