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Tag: ten detective aces magazine

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on August 11, 2024July 11, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bound, carl mckinnon saunders, donald e. keyhoe, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, trapdoorLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

December 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, j. george janes, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags jerome rozen, milton t. lamb, sabotage, ten detective aces magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, noose, paul chadwick, rafael desoto, telephone, ten detective aces magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on August 2, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, frederick c. davis, ghoul, j. george janes, paul chadwick, ten detective aces magazine, walter rippergerLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on July 30, 2024July 3, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags b.b. fowler, lawrence treat, norman saunders, russell bender, ten detective aces magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1945

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

debut issue, 1950s UK version of Ten Detective Aces

[updated 7/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024July 19, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, detective aces magazine, pearls, ten detective aces magazine, thorne leeLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

May 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ernest chiriacka, jewel thief, norman a. daniels, porthole, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

[cover updated 6/1/25]

Posted on July 19, 2024June 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bat, carl mckinnon saunders, delos palmer, frederick c. davis, paul chadwick, pitchfork, skull, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1943 [image updated 8/16/24]

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags edward s. williams, g.t. fleming-roberts, milton luros, mirror, spy, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

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