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August 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

August 1927

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on December 13, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, george allan england, real detective tales and mystery stories, seabury quinn, vincent starrettLeave a comment on August 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

March 1929

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on August 11, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, grandfather clock, real detective tales and mystery stories, stanley shaw, vincent starrettLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

February 1931

cover art by Alex Redmond

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, real detective tales and mystery stories, safe crack, wall safe, walter w. liggettLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

November 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

November 1926

cover art by Andrew Benson

better image than previously posted

included an early work by Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield, “A Rainy Night”

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags andrew benson, m.m. musselman, raoul whitfield, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on November 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

June 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

June 1927

cover art by Andrew Bensen

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on August 31, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags andrew benson, harry lynch, motorcycle cop, real detective tales and mystery stories, shoot out, vincent starrettLeave a comment on June 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

February 1930

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, real detective tales and mystery stories, shoot out, snowLeave a comment on February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

August 1925

cover art by R. James Stuart

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, fantasy, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dragon, george allan england, r. james stuart, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart
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