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October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

October 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bikini, dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellem, will thomasLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

November 1948

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 12, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, kidnapping, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

November 1946

cover art by Joseph Sokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, hollywood fiction, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellem, skullLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

January 1950 UK issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

January 1950 UK issue

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

same cover art and month as the US edition

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime comic, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dressing table, herb smith, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on January 1950 UK issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

October 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags alvin yudkoff, ellery watson calder, joseph szokoli, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

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

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

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

November 1946

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags camford sheavely, joseph szokoli, private detective storiesLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

January 1946 issue ~ cover by Joe Szokoli

January 1946

cover by Joe Szokoli

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joseph szokoli, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover by Joe Szokoli

November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

November 1944

cover art Joseph Szokoli, based on H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/20/24]

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, heist, joseph szokoli, private detective stories, roger torrey, smokingLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

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