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

September 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, uncategorizedTags bullet holes, g-men detective magazine, j.w. scott, taxi, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1949 issue

better image than previously posted

1950 Popular Library edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bound, g-men detective magazine, george f. worts, popular library, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1940  issue

February 1940 

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags edward churchill, FBI, g-men detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1940  issue

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949 UK edition

Posted on July 15, 2025June 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g-men detective magazine, jewel theft, norman a. daniels, pearl necklace, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, g-men detective magazine, handcuffs, jean francis webb, lugarLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

Summer 1944 UK edition

Summer 1944 UK issue

Posted on April 4, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags darkroom, g-men detective magazine, joe archibald, map, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on Summer 1944 UK edition

July 1942 issue

July 1942

Posted on April 4, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, pulp, war fictionTags fucking nazis, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, laurence donovan, lugarLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 US edition

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 Canadian edition

March 1951 UK edition

Posted on April 2, 2025March 14, 2025Categories british pulp, canadian pulp, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, g-men detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

June 1946 UK edition

[updated 7/31/25]

Posted on March 30, 2025July 31, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anthony tompkins, drive by, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

Fall (September) 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall (September) 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, g-men detective magazine, milton k. ozaki, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall (September) 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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