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June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940 issue

Posted on February 17, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective tales magazine, norbert davis, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, welding torch, william r. coxLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art repurposed from British edition of Black Mask December 1951

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black mask detective, detective tales magazine, norman saunders, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dagger, detective tales magazine, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1938 issue

November 1938

Posted on January 9, 2025June 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, dagger, detective tales magazine, norvell w. page, turban, tuxLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dame, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, donald g. cormack, handcuffs, rafael desoto, russell bender, trench coat, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, flashlight, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, norvell page, paul ernst, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1949 issue

February 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, donn mullally, john d. macdonald, john spain, kidnapping, richard wormser, taxi, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 Canadian

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, mary freels rosborough, telephone booth, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1944 Canadian issue

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for January 1951 British edition of Black Mask Magazine

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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