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December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

December 1936

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, art nelson, detective action stories, flashlight, kurt steel, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

February 1924 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

February 1924

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags action stories magazine, bound, carroll john daly, flashlight, h.c. murphyLeave a comment on February 1924 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 1945 issue

April 1945

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, private eye stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, flashlight, frederick c. davis, new detective magazine, snowman, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1942

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 29, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, john a. coughlin, mystery magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

August 1, 1930

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on September 5, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags adventure magazine, ared white, flashlight, hubert rogers, james b. hendryx, spy fictionLeave a comment on August 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags allen anderson, binoculars, flashlight, private detective stories, racist imagery, rooftop, spy, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

top two faces on the left side were by Joe Kubert

cover art by Renaldo Epworth

1947Avon Murder Mystery Monthly reissue, # 45

Posted on August 3, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime comic, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags avon digest, edgar wallace, flashlight, murder mystery monthly, police line up, renaldo epworthLeave a comment on Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

her legs don’t work – they make her body too long

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, flashlight, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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