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December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 29, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags francis k. allan, hal k. wells, porthole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1938 issue

September 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, dagger, maurice tessler, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, jewel theft, lugar, nazi spy, rudolph belarski, stewardess, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dalton stevens, dame, k. krausse, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, john chambliss, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

March 1946 UK edition

[post updated 2/14/25]

Posted on April 7, 2024February 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, robert martin, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, dwight v. babcock, john scott douglas, rafael desoto, raffles, safe crack, suit of armor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1940 issue

May 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 27, 2024April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags eye patch, frederick c. painton, george a. mcdonald, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on March 11, 2024April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, cemetery, coffin, fenton earnshaw, ghost, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazine, w.w. mcclanahanLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

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