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June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, h. randolph peacock, hugh clevely, rudolph belarski, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, leo hoban, norbert davis, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skullLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, edward churchill, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, donald g. cooley, racist imagery, raffles, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carol g. hodges, carroll john daly, curtiss t. gardner, grim reaper, horseshoe, louis l'amour, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william o'sullivanLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hypodermic, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, horse racing, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags finest kind, john l. benton, nurse, rudolph belarski, talmage powell, thrilling detective magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, benton braden, edward ronns, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, taxi, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1945 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 8, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags axe, gerald verner, john l. benton, rudolph belarski, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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