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Richard Lyon x 2

first published in 1920 by Ward  as The Daffodil Mystery. it was published the following year by Small Maynard in Boston with this title

cover art by Richard Lyon repurposed from G-Men Magazine, May 1938

Posted on March 18, 2026March 13, 2026Categories pulp, mystery, government agent, crime fiction, hardcoverTags edgar wallace, richard lyonLeave a comment on Richard Lyon x 2

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

September 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bank heist, FBI, feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

December 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on January 28, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on December 10, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, e. hoffmann price, harold f. cruickshank, mounties, RCMP, richard lyon, six gun, thrilling adventures magazineLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

June 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

August 1936

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, espionage, FBI, feds, g-men magazine, lee fredericks, richard lyon, spy fictionLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, blackmail, bound, dagger, h.h. stinson, richard lyon, richard sale, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1936

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags B.A.R., FBI, feds, g-men magazine, richard lyon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

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