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February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, bound, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[image updated 3/18/26]

Posted on June 5, 2024March 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bernard breslauer, bullet holes, dame, moll, phantom detective magazine, richard b. sale, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[image updated 10/12/24]

Posted on June 5, 2024October 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags barry brandon, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, motor boat, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 1/1/26]

Posted on June 3, 2024January 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rooftop, rudolph belarski, shoot out, will sandmanLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 3, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert higgins, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 1933

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 28, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, sports fictionTags emmett watson, g. wayman jones, horse racing, joe archibald, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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

October 1934 issue

October 1934

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, edward churchill, fiend, hooded, howard rhoades, hypodermic, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallaceLeave a comment on October 1934 issue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur k. barnes, big top, charlton l. edholm, circus fiction, coulrophobia, dagger, killer clown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, trapezeLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1942

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art mystery, coulrophobia, killer clown, magnifying glass, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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