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August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Taylor Oughton

August 1953

cover art by Taylor Oughton

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dorothy l. sayers, earl derr biggers, edna ferber, ellery queen's mystery magazine, lawrence g. blochman, taylor oughtonLeave a comment on August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Taylor Oughton

1951 Dell novella – cover art by Maurice Thomas

1951 Dell novella

cover art by Maurice Thomas

December 04, 2013

Posted on November 29, 2025November 3, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, lawrence g. blochman, maurice thomasLeave a comment on 1951 Dell novella – cover art by Maurice Thomas

1946 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1940 Harcourt Brace

this the later 1946 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

November 26, 2013

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, lawrence g. blochman, queen of spadesLeave a comment on 1946 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1950 Lippincott hardcover, a collection of short stories

1951 Pocket reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags handcuffs, lawrence g. blochman, medical mystery, pocket ressiue, ray johnsonLeave a comment on 1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

See You at the Morgue x 2

1943 Dell reissue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

1952 Dell mapback

cover art by Mike Ludlow

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 18, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, dell paperback, gerald gregg, lawrence g. blochman, mike ludlow, subwayLeave a comment on See You at the Morgue x 2

July 1, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1, 1931

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bernard breslauer, complete stories magazine, hal dunning, lawrence g. blochman, modest stein, pith helmetLeave a comment on July 1, 1931 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

April 1942

cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags benton braden, darcy, ernest chiriacka, lawrence g. blochman, nazi fiction, thrilling detective magazine, war fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 3, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rooftop, rudolph belarski, shoot out, will sandmanLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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