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1955 Graphic paperback original – cover art by Fred Rodewald

1955 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Fred Rodewald

pseudonym of William O’Farrell

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags bound, fred rodewald, graphic paperback, william grew, william o'farrellLeave a comment on 1955 Graphic paperback original – cover art by Fred Rodewald

Headquarters Detective x 2

December 1941

cover art attributed to Fred Charles Rodewald

November 1947

Posted on October 1, 2025September 25, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags fred rodewald, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on Headquarters Detective x 2

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 1946

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, police detective cases, smoking, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

Rodewald x 2

Women In Crime September 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

repurposed for 1959 Sorority Sin, Beacon paperback original

Posted on September 15, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags beacon paperback, e.s. seeley, fred rodewald, lurid, sleaze, women in crimeLeave a comment on Rodewald x 2

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

October 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 27, 2013

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories hardcover, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags fred rodewald, moll, police detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

cover art imitated by Al Rossi for 1959 Beacon paperback original

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags al rossi, beacon paperback, bound, fred rodewald, orrie hitt, true crime casesLeave a comment on September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

April 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackjack, cosh, dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, police detective casesLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

May 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

May 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, fred rodewald, garter, stockings, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on May 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

cover art by Fred Rodewald

cover art by Fred Rodewald, gouache on board. 17 x 13 in, signed under her elbow

July 1949 issue

Posted on October 28, 2024October 19, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, true crime cases magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1948

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2024July 6, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags arson, best true fact detective, fred rodewaldLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

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