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August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george shaftel, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, s.j. bailey, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2024May 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, moll, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, safe crack, woman with a gun, yeggLeave a comment on July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934

cover art buy Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 27, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood money, c.k.m. scanlon, grim reaper, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallace, skeletonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1933 issue

July 1933

Posted on March 22, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags g. wayman jones, kerry mcroberts, kidnap, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, turbanLeave a comment on July 1933 issue

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 17, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, snake, thugLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939 issue

September 1939

Posted on March 3, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, hatchet, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1939 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

[image updated 2/15/24]

Posted on February 28, 2024February 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cash, phantom detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

March 1935 issue

March 1935

Posted on February 27, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, hollywood fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1935 issue

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