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Tag: thrilling detective magazine

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles green, delos palmer, gerald verner, oscar schisgall, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave 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

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

October 1943

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 18, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, george rozen, grim reaper, james p. webb, marionettes, puppets, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, george bruce, hector gavin grey, hugh b. cave, lantern, norman a. daniels, rudolph zirm, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, joseph j. millard, marvin ryerson, milton luros, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carter dickson, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.j. benson, dagger, edward ronns, femme fatale, preston grady, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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