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Tag: short stories magazine

May 25, 1924 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

May 25, 1924

cover art by James Reynolds

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 26, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bertrand w. sinclair, canoe, harry sinclair drago, james b. hendryx, james reynolds, mounties, RCMP, short stories magazineLeave a comment on May 25, 1924 issue ~ cover art by James Reynolds

August 10th, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Woods

August 10th, 1948

cover art by Charles Woods

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.s.m. kemp, neil martin, short stories magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on August 10th, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Woods

November 10, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

November 10, 1948

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on March 2, 2026February 15, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bullet holes, caddo cameron, short stories magazine, steuart m. emery, wilbur s. peacockLeave a comment on November 10, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

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

August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

August 10, 1946

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags carnival, jack scholz, merle constiner, pete kuhlhoff, seabury quinn, short stories magazine, theodore roscoe, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

May 25th, 1937 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

May 25th, 1937 issue

cover art by A. R. Tilburne

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags a.r. tilburne, canoe, h, h.s.m. kemp, karl detzer, mounties, RCMP, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on May 25th, 1937 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

November 1952 issue

November 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2025October 12, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags james b. hendryx, short stories magazine, skull, walter c. brownLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

November 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

November 25, 1936

cover art by Remington Schuyler

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, far east, gordon young, james b. hendryx, r.v. gery, remington schuyler, short stories magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on November 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Remington Schuyler

October 25, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 25, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, adventure, crime fiction, action fictionTags 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

October 15, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Frank Spradling

October 15, 1935

cover art by Frank Spradling

Posted on June 18, 2025June 4, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frank spradling, h. bedford-jones, harry sinclair drago, l. patrick greene, mounties, r.h. watkins, RCMP, short stories magazine, totem pole, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 15, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Frank Spradling

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