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May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1945

cover art by Milton Luros

Posted on August 2, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, fredric brown, medical fiction, milton luros, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Summer 1953

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, dorothy dunn, femme fatale, j. george janes, norman a. daniels, smoking, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, john cole, samuel cherry, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

February 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on July 31, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crystal ball, fangs, fiend, laboratory, richard l. hobart, thrilling detective magazine, walter hartmanLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 31, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags edward ronns, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags oscar schisgall, yellow menace, racist imagery, delos palmer, thrilling detective magazine, charles green, gerald vernerLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 28, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brett halliday, c.s. montanye, private eye stories, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1935 issue

July 1935

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anson hard, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, dagger, oscar schisgall, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, george a. mcdonald, grim reaper, rafael desoto, red hood, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, westmoreland gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arrow, fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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