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February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1934

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, erle stanley gardner, lester dent, norman saunders, skullLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1935 -premier issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

first of only three issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, skull, spy novels magazine, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.k.m. scanlon, deep sea diver, phantom detective magazine, ralph oppenheim, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeleton, skullLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crack detective stories, ken lewis, laboratory, robert c. dennis, s.i. richin, skull, witchLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Weird Tales #119 November-1933 Production Cover Proof (Popular, 1933). Margaret Brundage’s lovely skull cover shines on this full color printer’s cover proof. The image area measures 7″ x 10″ and the full sheet measures 10.5″ x 13″.

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags cover proof, margaret brundage, skull, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Margaret Brundage

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald e. keyhoe, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, skull, ten detective aces magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 Canadian edition

cover art by Rafael DeSoto from the US edition

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, earl w. scott, frederick c. painton, rafael desoto, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, frederick c. davis, john lawrence, laboratory, mad scientist, malvin singer, scalpel, skull, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, skull, tuxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

Fall 1944 issue

Fall 1944

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, robert bloch, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, vampireLeave a comment on Fall 1944 issue

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