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February 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

February 1, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on December 30, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan moffatt, graves gladney, henry lysing, maxwell grant, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on February 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2025November 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, dame, george allan moffatt, greater gangster stories, margie harris, moll, tom lovellLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November/December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November/December 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, john gerard, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November/December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.b. yorke, gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, shoulder holster, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan moffatt, pay phone, speakeasy stories magazine, telephone, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June-July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June-July 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 29, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.b. yorke, george allan moffatt, speakeasy stories magazine, tommygun, tux, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on June-July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. kinney griffith, amazing detective stories, claude rister, dame, edgar wallace, femme fatale, george allan moffatt, lyman anderson, maxwell smith, poisonLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

September 10, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September-October 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, jewel thief, margie harris, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on September 10, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November-December 1931 ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November-December 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, john gerard, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November-December 1931 ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1933 issue

May 1933

third issue

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, g. wayman jones, george allan moffatt, phantom detective magazine, preston grady, voodooLeave a comment on May 1933 issue

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