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Tag: detective fiction weekly

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, flynn's detective fiction, rafael desoto, robert turner, russell gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 7, 1935 issue

December 7, 1935

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, max brandLeave a comment on December 7, 1935 issue

July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 15, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 7, 1942 issue

March 7, 1942

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, Washington DCLeave a comment on March 7, 1942 issue

October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 15, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 2, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 2, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, rudolph belarski, smoking, tommygun, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on July 2, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 13, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 13, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, graveyard, lantern, richard sale, trenchcoatLeave a comment on August 13, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 21, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 21, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 5, 2024June 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, election fiction, flynn's, frank gruber, joseph fulling fishman, radio microphone, top hatLeave a comment on September 21, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, porthole, richard b. sale, richard wormser, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 9, 1940 issue

March 9, 1940

Posted on October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, bennett barlay, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, handcuffs, heistLeave a comment on March 9, 1940 issue

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