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March 1936 issue

March 1936

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

[post updated 11/7/24, cover updated 10/2/26]

Posted on May 25, 2024October 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, noose, phantom detective magazine, red hood, robert c. blackmon, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags h.l. parkhurst, norman a. daniels, red hood, robert leslie bellem, shackles, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1945 issue + 1

April 1945

British April 1952 edition

[post updated 9/30/26]

Posted on May 18, 2024September 30, 2026Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, eric a. provost, grim reaper, j.s. endicott, lawrence de foy, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1945 issue + 1

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1943

final issue of this magazine

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, double detective magazine, green lama, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, john h knox, peter richards, rafael desoto, red hood, richard fosterLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 3, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags grim reaper, jim o'brien, red hood, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1931 – 2nd issue

December 1931

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan martin, g. wayman jones, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1931 – 2nd issue

November 1940 issue

November 1940

Posted on April 3, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, john h. knox, red hood, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 19, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, chandler whipple, dime mystery magazine, james duncan, john h. knox, norvell page, paul ernst, red hood, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 1935 issue

June 1935

[updated 4/20/24]

Posted on February 9, 2024April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, lupton a. wilkinson, mirror, phantom detective magazine, red hood, robert wallaceLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

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