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November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[date corrected 5/1/25]

Posted on June 4, 2024May 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dummy, fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirl, thug, ventriloquistLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, jazz band, kidnap, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dressing table, fedora, garter, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockings, thugLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Underworld Magazine, December 1933
Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 20.5 in.
Signed center left

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, charles m. martin, fedora, james d. sayers, lyman anderson, oil on canvas, underworld magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

cover art by Ron Lesser

Saint Mudd, paperback cover, 1994
Oil on board, 22-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches (57.2 x 42.5 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags fedora, oil on board, ron lesser, steve thayer, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, c. william harrison, cyril plunkett, dagger, dean owen, fedora, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

November 1944

cover art Joseph Szokoli, based on H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/20/24]

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, heist, joseph szokoli, private detective stories, roger torrey, smokingLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

cover art by Gerald Gregg

1943 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, paperbackTags dell mapback, dorothy cameron disney, fedoraLeave a comment on cover art by Gerald Gregg

January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bluebeard, dalton stevens, fedora, smoking, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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