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Tag: international intrigue

1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1954 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Rafael De Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dagger, dan cushman, garter, international intrigueLeave a comment on 1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1959 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1959 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ballerina, barye phillips, edward s. aarons, international intrigue, sam durrell, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

July 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags international intrigue, racist imagery, scarlet adventuress, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 29, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags a.s. fleischman, barye phillips, gold medal paperback, international intrigueLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

Gouache on board, 13 x 20-3/8 inches (33.0 x 51.8 cm) (sight)
Not signed

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags cold ward, dame, femme fatale, gouache on board, hank janson, international intrigue, original art, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

November 1927 debut issue

November 1927

Posted on March 10, 2024January 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags international intrigue, john a. moroso, max brand, mirror, secret service, smuggling, spy fictionLeave a comment on November 1927 debut issue

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1929

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags edwin vernon burkholder, firing squad, international intrigue, mata hari, spy fiction, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer
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