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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

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1951

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donn mullally, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, brett halliday, carroll john daly, dagger, mike shayne, popular detective magazine, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, bombing, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, dame, femme fatale, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1935 issue

February 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 8, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, popular detective magazine, robert h. rohde, syl macdonald, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on February 1935 issue

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donn mullally, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1947 issue

March 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, roger fuller, wayland riceLeave a comment on March 1947 issue

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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