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Tag: detective fiction weekly

June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 10, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, frederick c. davis, gas mask, judson p. philips, tommygunLeave a comment on June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 20, 1935 issue

April 20, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (c.c. beall)?

[cover updated 4/22/26]

Posted on April 27, 2024April 22, 2026Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 20, 1935 issue

August 7, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

August 7, 1937

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, john st. john, kirby wright, lawrence treat, william edward hayesLeave a comment on August 7, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 27, 1935 issue

July 27, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, john h. knox, lejaren hiller, lugar, ray cummingsLeave a comment on July 27, 1935 issue

June 8, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 8, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on June 8, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 15, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags buddha, dagger, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, jade, lester leith, rafael desoto, richard sale, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

mixed media on illustration board, Sight Size 13 1/2″ X 14 1/2″ Framed under glass to 21″ X 23 3/4″

Flynn’s Detective Fiction Weekly – April 21, 1928 issue

Posted on February 19, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, original art, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lejaren hiller, paul taylorLeave a comment on cover art by Lejaren Hiller

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

September 12, 1936 issue

September 12, 1936

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, earl w. scott, fred macisaac, handcuffs, johnston mcculley, l. ron hubbard, norbert davisLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue

February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 18, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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