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January 1954 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

cover art by Ed Emshwiller

Posted on September 24, 2025September 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, ed emshwiller, ellery queen's mystery magazine, georges simenon, oscar schisgall, prison break, q. patrick, thomas burkeLeave a comment on January 1954 issue ~ cover art by Ed Emshwiller

May 1947 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Categories anthology, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, short story collectionTags carlyn coffin, christopher lafarge, cornell woolrich, dagger, freeman wills crofts, john collier, luke faust, rex stout's mystery monthly, thomas burke, vincent starrettLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

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