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September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, g-men detective magazine, jackson hite, norman a. daniels, o.b. myers, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, telephone booth, william degenhard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 29, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, helen mccloy, laboratory, mad scientist, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

July 1946 UK edition

Belarski’s signature removed

[updated 2/15/25]

Posted on October 27, 2024February 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags h. ralph goller, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on October 26, 2024August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, bombing, j. lane linklater, kingsley moses, milton lowe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, TNTLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 19, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, dame, femme fatale, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 16, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, dean owen, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 16, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dagger, fredric brown, mystery book magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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