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June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on July 7, 2024May 6, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, lingerie, smoking, stockings, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, manhole, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags garter, robert leslie bellem, scissors, spicy detective magazine, stockings, wedding dressLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, garter, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, c.a.m. donne, garter, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on June 3, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dame, delos palmer, finest kind, garter, moll, mort lansing, rooftop, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, allen anderson, garter, spicy detective magazine, stockings, turban, tuxLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on May 8, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, garter, h.j. ward, hatchet, hollywood fiction, private detective stories, robert leslie bellem, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dressing table, fedora, garter, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockings, thugLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, over board, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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