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December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, bomb, dame, femme fatale, front page detectiveLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

1957 Perma Books edition, 1st print

their only novel featuring railroad detective Vic Moine

cover by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bert and dolores hitchens, dame, femme fatale, james meese, perma paperback, railroad fictionLeave a comment on 1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

August 1951 issue

August 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, dame, femme fatale, hooker, rudy nappi, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Summer 1953

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, dorothy dunn, femme fatale, j. george janes, norman a. daniels, smoking, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, john cole, samuel cherry, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

1951 Handi-Book paperback

1951 Handi-Book paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Jewel Book from Britain

Posted on August 1, 2024July 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, handi-book paperback, harry whittington, jewel book paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951 Handi-Book paperback

April 1946 issue

April 1946

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. kinney griffith, amazing detective stories, claude rister, dame, edgar wallace, femme fatale, george allan moffatt, lyman anderson, maxwell smith, poisonLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

May 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on July 27, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, poison, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, front page detective, poisonLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

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