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December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 02, 2013

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1941 issue

May 1941

Posted on August 26, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mink coat, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, samuel cherryLeave a comment on October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Summer 1953 issue

Summer 1953

Posted on July 2, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue

November 1937 issue

November 1937

Posted on June 30, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grave, graveyard, paul ernst, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, tommygun, william degenhardLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Kirk Wilson

Fall (October) 1952

cover art by Kirk Wilson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags kirk wilson, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Kirk Wilson

Fall 1949 issue

Fall (September) 1949

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue

Spring 1951 issue

Spring 1951

Posted on May 10, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on Spring 1951 issue

November 1940 issue

November 1948

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, marionettes, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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