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Tag: popular detective magazine

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 10, 2013

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags circus, clown, dagger, frank johnson, mel watt, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1952 issue

May 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dagger, dale bogard, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

November 1935 issue

November 1935

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags beheaded, marge harris, maxwell hawkins, popular detective magazine, sword, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

October 1945 issue

cover art by Sam Cherry

October 1945

cover art by Sam Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles strong, dagger, dame, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, thomson burtisLeave a comment on October 1945 issue

April 1937 issue

April 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george bruce, paul ernst, popular detective magazine, skeleton, william donald brayLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

August 1945 issue

August 1945

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags curtiss t. gardner, norman a. daniels, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1945 issue

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for 1950 Popular Library edition of Jonathan Latimer’s The Fifth Grave

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, david dodge, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeletonLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1950 issue

March 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on January 22, 2025August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, brett halliday, carroll john daly, dagger, mike shayne, popular detective magazine, private eye, race williamsLeave a comment on March 1950 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george bruce, popular detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1951 issue

November 1951

cover art by Kirk Wilson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.p. donnel, kirk wilson, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1951 issue

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