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Tag: detective story magazine

January 18, 1930 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 18, 1930

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on June 26, 2026June 12, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags charlotte dockstader, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, leslie gordon barnard, paul ellsworth triem, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 18, 1930 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 19, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 19, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on June 16, 2026May 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, demon, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, judson p. philips, tuxLeave a comment on January 19, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 25, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on June 16, 2026May 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, herman landon, john a. coughlin, john jay chichester, johnston mcculley, leslie t. whiteLeave a comment on February 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 20, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 20, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 27, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, gas mask, john a. coughlin, madeleine sharps buchananLeave a comment on October 20, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 23, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 18, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 18, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective stopry m, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on September 18, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 12, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 20, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, bound, chinatown fiction, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, roy w. hindsLeave a comment on May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 2, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 13, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags a.e. apple, dagger, demon, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 5, 1930 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 5, 1930

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 19, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryan irvine, detective story magazine, donald van riper, john a. coughlin, john d. swain, leslie gordon barnardLeave a comment on July 5, 1930 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

B. W. ROCKEY

B. W. ROCKEY (American, 20th Century)
Crime pulp cover re-creation, dated 1937
Oil on canvas. 29.5 x 21.5 in.
Signed lower left

June 1938 issue – cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.w. rockey, detective story magazine, jerome rozen, oil on canvasLeave a comment on B. W. ROCKEY

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