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December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Posted on August 28, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joseph szokoli, paul kolton, private detective magazine, robert j. fluryLeave a comment on December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

June 1950 issue

Posted on June 27, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dorothy dunn, FBI detective stories, paul kolton, paul w. fairman, robert c. dennisLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

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