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May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, richard sale, rudolph belarski, samuel taylor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 8, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, cornell woolrich, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, edwin truett, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 22, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 22, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 4, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.v. tench, cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on June 22, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 15, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 15, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, diamond, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, letters, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

cover art by Emmett Watson

Captain’s Shot, Detective Fiction Weekly, February 25, 1939
Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
Signed center right

Posted on August 25, 2024November 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, oil on canvas, paul ernst, richard sale, t.t. flynn, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Emmett Watson

May 21, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 21, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, bennett foster, canoe, donald barr chidsey, emmett watson, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMPLeave a comment on May 21, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 7, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, dynamite, emmett watson, flynn's, philip ketchum, TNTLeave a comment on September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1940 issue

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on July 22, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, donald barr chidsey, emmett watson, red star detective magazine, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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