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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 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

final Crimson Clown story

Posted on May 24, 2024April 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, jay arlen, jewel thief, johnston mcculley, pearl necklace, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

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

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Posted on May 18, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 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

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