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March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1937

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, herman landon, modest steinLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

cover art by Modest Stein

cover art by Modest Stein

October 1931

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags hollywood, lupe velez, modest stein, picture play magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Modest Stein

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on September 2, 2025August 16, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, doc savage, modest stein, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

Detective Story Magazine September 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective story magazine, j.j. des ormeaux, modest steinLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, modest stein, steve fisher, theodore tinsley, w.t. ballard, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 31, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, crystal ball, modest stein, paul ernst, world's fairLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 20, 1926

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 20, 2024August 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags boyden sparks, christmas crime, modest stein, the popular magazineLeave a comment on December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 21, 1917 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 21, 1917

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 15, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story magazine, jackson gregory, modest stein, safe crackLeave a comment on April 21, 1917 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1943

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags modest stein, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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

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