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August 1940 issue

August 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, frank johnson, john l. benton, mystery novels magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, edward j. millward, george gross, mystery novels magazineLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1935

cover art by George Gross

though no story refers to it, the figure at the left looks like Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu

Posted on September 17, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags boris karloff, dame, fu manchu, george gross, lebbeus mitchell, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, smokingLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1933 issue

Spring 1933

Posted on September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles h. snow, dagger, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, robert welles ritchie, rufus king, simon templar, the saint, yellow menaceLeave a comment on Spring 1933 issue

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 19, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, george gross, mystery novels magazine, spider, venetian blindsLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1934

cover art by Clem Gretta

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, ellery queen, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, skull, the saintLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags dagger, j.s. fletcher, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, r.c. washburn, rudolph zirm, simon templar, the saint, whodunnitLeave a comment on Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1932 – premiere issue

Summer 1932

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, edgar wallace, john stephen strange, mystery novels magazine, van wyck masonLeave a comment on Summer 1932 – premiere issue

January 1935 – premiere issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1935 – premiere issue

cover art by George Gross

[image updated 6/29/24]

Posted on May 26, 2024June 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags beulah poynter, g.t. fleming-roberts, george gross, james duncan, mystery novels magazine, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on January 1935 – premiere issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1935

cover art by George Gross

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags george gross, hooded, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, stanley hart page, the saint, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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