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Tag: detective short stories magazine

November 1941 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

November 1941

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, edward s. ronns, ghoul, gravestone, graveyard, headstone, norman saunders, shovel, william edward hayesLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dame, detective short stories magazine, moll, motorcycle, norman saunders, robert c. blackmon, russell grayLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, detective short stories magazine, j.w. scott, omar gwinn, red circle, russell gray, samuel taylor, w.t. ballard, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags arthur j. burks, detective short stories magazine, don cameron, eric howard, j.w. scott, laboratory, mad scientist, omar gwinn, red circle magazine, scalpelLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, duane decker, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, ralph berard, train fictionLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective short stories magazine, j.w. scott, leo stalnaker, omar gwinnLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, cyril plunkett, dagger, detective short stories magazine, henry t. sperry, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, kat schachner, roger torrey, shackled, stockings, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by John Walter Scott

oil on canvas, 30.25 x 22.25 in.

November 1937 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, e. hoffmann price, hypodermic, j.w. scott, laboratory, mad scientist, syringeLeave a comment on cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, edward s. ronns, jimmy o'brien, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, roger torrey, sarcophagus, skeleton, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1947 issue – last issue

October 1947

cover art by Mat Kauten

Posted on April 27, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, eric howard, lee e. wells, mat kauten, rowboatLeave a comment on October 1947 issue – last issue

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