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September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, george a. mcdonald, k. krausse, mermaid, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

December 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags m.v. heberden, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 5, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, jack kofoed, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william campbell gault, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 3, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags grim reaper, jim o'brien, red hood, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1932 issue

September 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags donald bayne hobart, fireplace, hooded, maxwell smith, menace, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1932 issue

December 1931 – 2nd issue

December 1931

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan martin, g. wayman jones, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1931 – 2nd issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, fire escape, george a. mcdonald, j.w. scott, lee fredericks, rooftop, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, dagger, h.h. stinson, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for August 1938 Detective Novels

[updated 7/4/24]

Posted on April 29, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dungeon, johnston mcculley, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazine, walter sinclair1 Comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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