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April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, bloody fingerprints, jerome rozen, robert turner, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cleve f. adams, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1942

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald bayne hobart, flashlight, g.t. fleming-roberts, marvin ryerson, rudolph belarski, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, vault, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, furnace, ken lewis, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

April 1942

cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags benton braden, darcy, ernest chiriacka, lawrence g. blochman, nazi fiction, thrilling detective magazine, war fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, monocle, nazi spy, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazine, verne chuteLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 1, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bob woehlke, c.s. montanye, cyril plunkett, grenade, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

March 1945

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 31, 2024May 13, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g. wayman jones, journalism fiction, milton luros, r. sprague hall, telephone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

November 1932 issue

November 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024August 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags allan k. echols, arthur j. burks, bat, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue

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