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1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

1953 Rainbow digest

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, action fiction, digestTags dame, hooker, george gross, rainbow digest, george l. bottariLeave a comment on 1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

George Gross x 2 +2

cover art by George Gross

September 1951 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for

November 1955 issue Special Detective

Posted on December 11, 2025November 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, choker, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on George Gross x 2 +2

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1947

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 22, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george gross, kathleen moore knight, robin grey, two complete detective books magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on March 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dana chambers, george gross, muriel bradley, tommygun, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1947-48 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1947-48

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bound, dan cushman, george gross, jack london, les savage, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, robert savageLeave a comment on Winter 1947-48 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, george gross, jean leslie, two complete detective books magazine, van siller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, joe barry, lipstick, lucy cores, two complete detective books magazine, veil, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1946

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george gross, mannning long, miles burton, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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