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August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on October 26, 2024August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1938 issue

April 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, phantom detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, earl w. scott, george a. mcdonald, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1941 issue

July 1941

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 5, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags nazi spy, phantom detective magazine, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cement overshoes, foundry, phantom detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

August 1941

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

hellova suit coat

Posted on August 15, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ernest chiriacka, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

July 1948 issue

July 1948

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on July 1948 issue

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