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April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, heist, leslie t. white, russel gray, tommygun, wilbur s. peacock, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1947 issue

October 1947

cover art by Albert Drake?

Posted on June 24, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, day keene, detective tales magazine, g.t. fleming-roberts, mirror, ventriloquist, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1947 issue

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, escaped con, john d. macdonald, norman saundersLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

November 1941 issue

cover art by Rafael de Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, dane gregory, day keene, detective tales magazine, rafael desoto, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

December 1942 Canadian issue

December 1942

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale clark, dane cregory, detective tales magazine, frederick c. davis, norbert davis, trap doorLeave a comment on December 1942 Canadian issue

April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1952

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, uncategorizedTags detective tales magazine, don james, john d. macdonald, mason noble, norman saunders, pay phone, phone booth, richard goggin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, norman saunders, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1946 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

February 1946

cover by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, day keene, detective tales magazine, samuel cherry, william r. coxLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

November 1949 issue

November 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, day keene, detective tales magazine, femme fatale, nitroLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

June 1945 issue

June 1945

cover art attributed to Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, blowtorch, day keene, detective tales magazine, ernest chiriacka, francis k. allan, john corbett, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

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