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Tag: short stories magazine

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 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

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

May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

May 10, 1943

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

Posted on April 27, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, james norman, peter paige, richard worthington, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, wanted posterLeave a comment on May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

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

January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

January 1952

cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags george allan england, h.l. parkhurst, jewel thief, short stories magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

October 1950

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. caffrey, charles wood, short stories magazine, train fiction, william l. rohdeLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

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