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February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, pharoah, rafael desoto, sarcophagus, strange detective mysteries, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, john chambliss, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[images updated 4/19/24]

Posted on April 7, 2024April 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, henry norton, mary freels rosborough, rafael desoto, william chamberlain, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, dwight v. babcock, john scott douglas, rafael desoto, raffles, safe crack, suit of armor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January-February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January-February 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, emile c. tepperman, FBI, feds, harry lee fellinge, rafael desoto, tommygun, trapdoor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January-February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

September 1935 Canadian

Posted on April 4, 2024April 25, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody gloves, ed lybeck, madeleine sharps buchanan, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, casket, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, harry lee fellinge, rafael desoto, scar, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, ghost super-detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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