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1952 Falcon digest – cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Howell Dodd

1952 Falcon digest

Posted on October 8, 2025September 25, 2025Categories digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags bryce walton, dame, falcon digest, femme fatale, fire escape, howell doddLeave a comment on 1952 Falcon digest – cover art by Howell Dodd

1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

1954 Pocket

cover art by George Mayers

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags fire escape, geoerge mayers, pocket paperback, robert patrick wilmotLeave a comment on 1954 Pocket edition – cover art by George Mayers

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on July 11, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fenton earnshaw, fire escape, j.w. scott, kidnapping, sky light, thrilling detective magazine, tux, ward hawkinsLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

August 1940 issue

August 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, frank johnson, john l. benton, mystery novels magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

June 1932

cover art by Joseph Doolin

[cover updated 6/8/25]

Posted on January 29, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all star detective stories, fire escape, jack heil, joseph doolin, tom curryLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

1954 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

pen name of Aaron Marc Stein

1946 Doubleday hardcover

1954 Bantam reissue

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, fire escape, george bagby, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1954 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1950, issue #92

October 1950, issue #92

cover art by Bob Fujitani

Posted on January 15, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fuji, bob fujitani, crime does not pay, fire escape, handcuffs, telephoneLeave a comment on October 1950, issue #92

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

August 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, fire escape, fireman, frank b. marks, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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