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April 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

April 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bill beyer, e. lancelot, r.c. picknelle, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, seymour rice, w.r. mcbeth, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, e.v. burkholder, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, top hat, tux, wanted posterLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

January 1931

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags jail break, prison stories, r.c. wardellLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1930

cover by R. C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 23, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazineTags anatole feldman, arthur j. burks, d.b. mccandless, gangland stories magazine, gangster, margie harris, moll, r.c. wardell, seymour rice, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on February 11, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chinatown, dame, moll, r.c. wardell, stockings, tom roan, tong war, underworld magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

June 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

June 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 24, 2024December 23, 2023Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags r.c. wardell, rasputin, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on June 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

August 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

August 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on December 28, 2023December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, r.c. wardell, rackateer, underworld magazineLeave a comment on August 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

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