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October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1941

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on December 13, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rudolph zirm, staircaseLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 25, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, lugar, racist imagery, rudolph zirm, short stories magazine, walter c. brown, yellow menaceLeave a comment on October 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, kerry roberts, rudolph zirm, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 10, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 10, 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on April 23, 2025March 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, roy vickers, rudolph zirm, short stories magazine, stephen chalmersLeave a comment on August 10, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, george bruce, hector gavin grey, hugh b. cave, lantern, norman a. daniels, rudolph zirm, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on June 25, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, edward churchill, george a. mcdonald, hatchet, hector gavin grey, james p. olsen, racist imagery, rudolph zirm, staircase, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags dagger, j.s. fletcher, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, r.c. washburn, rudolph zirm, simon templar, the saint, whodunnitLeave a comment on Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1938

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin h. johnston, dagger, dressing table, hugh clevely, mirror, r.s. lerch, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on June 13, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags ghoul, gorilla, laboratory, ray cummings, roger howard norton, rudolph zirm, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edmond hamilton, margie harris, rudolph zirm, sword, thrilling detective magazine, tom curry, turbanLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

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