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Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 21, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags dagger, grim reaper, rudolph zirm, charles booth, star novels magazine, edison marshall, philip macdonaldLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 21, 2026February 8, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, adventure, mystery, crime fictionTags john halstead, lugar, merlin moore taylor, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, sword, t.s. striblingLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1933

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on February 19, 2026February 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles j. dutton, edgar wallace, frank l. packard, mad scientist, poison, rudolph zirm, star novels magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on February 8, 2026February 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles neville buck, dagger, gurney slade, hulbert footner, rudolph zirm, star novels magazineLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

February 25, 1938 issue  ~ cover art by Rudolph W. Zirm

February 25, 1938

cover art by Rudolph W. Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 3, 2026February 2, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frank richardson pierce, h. bedford-jones, h.c. wire, jackson gregory, robert h. leitfred, rudolph zirm, short stories magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on February 25, 1938 issue  ~ cover art by Rudolph W. Zirm

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

Fall 1939 issue – premiere issue

Fall 1939

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2025January 5, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags blueprint, dagger, monocle, nazi spy, rudolph zirm, thrilling spy stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1939 issue – premiere issue

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