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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

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, carroll john daly, dame, femme fatale, g. wayman jones, nels leroy jorgensen, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 19, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, philip ketchum, richard wormser, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, grim reaper, owl, rudolph belarski, skull, todd downingLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024June 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. fair, axe, bertha cool, detective novel magazine, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 5, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, jack kofoed, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william campbell gault, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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