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November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

November 1944

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 18, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ernest chiriacka, talmage powell, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick c. davis, journalism fiction, norman saunders, robert turner, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue

January 1934

Posted on February 28, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, harry widmer, lpon chaney, paul chadwick, phantom of the opera, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue

January 1948 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

January 1948

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gallows, joseph commings, noose, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1948 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 15, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, harold f. sorensen, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on December 13, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, harry widmer, john k. butler, rafael desoto, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 10, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, getaway, handcuffs, moll, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fiend, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, sarcophagus, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel theft, norman saunders, r.b.s. davis, russell bender, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Saunders & Hilkert

cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1949

better image than previously posted

10-Story Detective, September 1942 Canadian edition – cover art by John Hilkert.

Posted on September 16, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, canadian pulp, crime fiction, original artTags dagger, tux, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, night club, robinson maclean, 10-story detective magazine, cigarette girl, john hilkertLeave a comment on Saunders & Hilkert

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