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June 1939 issue

June 1939

“This issue’s H. J. Ward cover is an altered version of his cover for the April 1938 issue.”

Posted on May 13, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, robert a. garron, sombrero, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 25, 2024April 26, 2026Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags black panther, clint morgan, pith helmet, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 23, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, delos palmer, kenneth a. nelson, pirate, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags george shute, h.j. ward, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, over board, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, idol, lew merrill, scimitar, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, jungle fiction, snake, spicy-adventure stories, stewart gatesLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags assassin, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, justin case, mata hari, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bandito, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, sombrero, spicy-adventure stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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