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June 1943 UK edition

June 1943 UK edition

another source dates this as #6, 195?, but the stories are from the June 1953 US edition. would need the title page of the UK copy to know the date. same cover art for both.

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody fingerprints, bullet holes, ed mcbain, hunt collins, mirror, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1943 UK edition

December 1953 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

December 1953

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet hole, jonathan craig, skull, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on December 1953 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, lantern, murray leinster, smashing detective stories, spiderweb, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

July 1956 issue

July 1956

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags matt christopher, smashing detective stories, william f. schwartzLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

March 1954 issue

March 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 8, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags daniel r. gilgannon, john d. carroll, shoulder holster, smashing detective stories, t.w. raines, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1954 issue

September 1952 issue

September 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, handcuffs, hunt collins, rooftop, sim albert, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

September 1951 issue

September 1951

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.a. kyle, net, pulp art, sim albert, smashing detective stories, t.w. fordLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

June 1952 issue

June 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2023April 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags carroll john daly, grenade, private eye, pulp art, race williams, shoulder holster, smashing detective stories, staircaseLeave a comment on June 1952 issue
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