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June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

June 1947

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, hollywood fiction, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

April 1950

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on August 13, 2024August 27, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood detective magazine, lugar, robert leslie bellem, robert maguire, showgirlLeave a comment on April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Richard Lillis

Murder by the Book, Hollywood Detective, December 1944
Oil on canvas, 20 x 14 inches (50.8 x 35.6 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on August 5, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags cash, hollywood detective magazine, oil on canvas, original art, richard lillis, robert leslie bellem, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Richard Lillis

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1944

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[images updated 5/1/25]

Posted on August 3, 2024May 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags harley l. court, hollywood detective magazine, private detective stories, speed adventure stories, speed detective, speed mystery magazine, speed western stories, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szololi

February 1949

cover art by Joseph Szololi

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed from a H.J. Ward 1938 Spicy Detective

Posted on July 30, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art mystery, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szololi

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dan turner, geoffrey north, h.j. ward, harold de polo, hollywood detective magazine, jerome severs perry, randolph barr, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[date corrected 5/1/25]

Posted on June 4, 2024May 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dummy, fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirl, thug, ventriloquistLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, jazz band, kidnap, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art “repurposed” from April 1944 issue by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, herbert carter, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

November 1944 issue

November 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, jewel thief, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

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