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Tag: detective tales magazine

March 1945 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

March 1945

cover by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, fingerprints, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry norton, joel townsley rogers, samuel cherry, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1945 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 11, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dane gregory, detective tales magazine, rudolph belarski, tiah devitt, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperbackTags d.l. champion, dagger, day keene, detective tales magazine, eric provost, frederick c. davis, joel townsley rogers, john lawrence, kenneth fowler, philip ketchum, rafael desoto, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1949

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, john k. polito, rafael desoto, suit of armorLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1952 issue

February 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, don james, francis k. allan, handcuffs, telephone, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, edward j. donovan, f. orlin tremaine, frederick c. davis, harry widmer, rafael desoto, robert turner, telephone, windowLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective tales magazine, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, femme fatale, fredric brown, magnifying glass, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1948 issue

October 1948

cover art attributed to Gloria Stoll

Posted on June 6, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, fredric brown, ghoul, gloria stoll, larry holden, nick spainLeave a comment on October 1948 issue

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan ritner anderson, c. william harrison, daniel gordon, day keene, detective tales magazine, henry norton, talmage powell, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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