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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

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, larry holden, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

November 1950 issue

November 1950

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, blood, detective tales magazine, johanas l. bouma, john d. macdonald, philip weck, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on November 1950 issue

October 1946 issue

October 1946

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, grenade, henry norton, robert c. dennis, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1946 issue

June 1948 issue

June 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bomb, call box, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, russell branch, talmage powell, TNTLeave a comment on June 1948 issue

February 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, larry holden, line-up, norman saundersLeave a comment on February 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1951

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed for the January 1952 UK edition of Black Mask

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, black mask magazine, casket, detective tales magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

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