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June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

June 1938

cover art by Ed Moritz

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, ed moritz, jewel thief, mat rand, pearl necklace, wall safeLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.l. parkhurst, maurice tessler, pearl necklace, super-detective magazine, super-detective storiesLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags curtiss t. gardner, m.d. orr, mirror, pearl necklace, popular detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #15, Signed by Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Cream to off-white pages. The front cover interior has a full-page ad for Action Comics #1. Creig Flessel cover.

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags detective comics, greig flessel, jewel thief, mirror, pearl necklace, top hatLeave a comment on cover art by Creig Flessel

February 1958 Dell paperback

February 1958 Dell paperback reprint, first print

cover art by Victor Kalin

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2024November 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, kelley roos, pearl necklace, victor kalinLeave a comment on February 1958 Dell paperback

July 1929 issue ~ cover art by O.K. Uzzell

July 1929

cover art by O.K. Uzzell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.c. thomas, harold ward, murder mysteries magazine, o.k. uzzell, pearl necklace, randolph j. prescott, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by O.K. Uzzell

March 1933 – premiere modern issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1933 – premiere modern issue

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, pearl necklace, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1933 – premiere modern issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 21, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pearl necklace, ten detective aces magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, showgirl, spicy detective magazine1 Comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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