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cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1944 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black mask, bound, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

February 1949 issue

February 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli?

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, garter, lingerie, private detective stories, r. keene lee, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1941 issue

July 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags private detective stories, robert a. garron, thugLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1938 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles daw, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on June 9, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carhop, private detective storiesLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on June 7, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, journalism fiction, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover reworked for February 1945 issue

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockings, thug, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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