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November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.k.m. scanlon, deep sea diver, phantom detective magazine, ralph oppenheim, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeleton, skullLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[image updated 10/12/24]

Posted on July 2, 2024October 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags avin h. johnston, deep sea diver, drive by, earle bow, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallace, tick-tack-toeLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, edmond hamilton, j. lukin brown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, noose, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, grim reaper, hollywood fiction, john l. benton, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, william g. bogartLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

October 1938 issue

October 1938

cover art attributed to Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, emery clarke, phantom detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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