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December 1932 – debut issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1932 – debut issue

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 21, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beldon duff, delos palmer, dime mystery book magazine, edgar wallace, grim reaper, leslie t. whiteLeave a comment on December 1932 – debut issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 21, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles booth, dagger, edison marshall, grim reaper, philip macdonald, rudolph zirm, star novels magazineLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

1939 Dutton hardcover

1939 Dutton hardcover – spine and front of dust jacket

December 19, 2013

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories hardcover, mystery, pulpTags dutton hardcover, florida fiction, grim reaper, timothy braceLeave a comment on 1939 Dutton hardcover

November 1943 Canadian issue

November 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on April 5, 2026March 31, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags 10 story mystery magazine, grim reaper, hugh b. cave, top hatLeave a comment on November 1943 Canadian issue

Spring 1944 issue

Spring 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

Posted on March 6, 2026February 15, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags grim reaper, jewels, lee e. wells, manuscript, sam merwin, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on Spring 1944 issue

August 1948 issue

August 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2026February 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, dagger, dime mystery magazine, don gordon, francis k. allan, grim reaper, jules archer, talmage powellLeave a comment on August 1948 issue

October 1943 Canadian issue

October 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on February 25, 2026February 10, 2026Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mysteryTags c.t. gardner, grim reaper, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on October 1943 Canadian issue

June 1936 issue

June 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, guillotine, hugh b. cave, john h. knox, thrilling mystery magazine, top hatLeave a comment on June 1936 issue

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

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, grim reaper, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, scythe, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Winter 1951 issue

Winter 1951

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 2 detective mystery novels magazine, carter dickson, grim reaper, marion k. sanders, mortimer s. edelsteinLeave a comment on Winter 1951 issue

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