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April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, blackmail, bound, dagger, h.h. stinson, richard lyon, richard sale, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, carl mckinnon saunders, carolyn wells, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1945 issue

April 1945

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, eric a. provost, grim reaper, lawrence de foy, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, edward churchill, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, donald g. cooley, racist imagery, raffles, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Fall 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, marty holland, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

February 1936

cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, fred rodewald, john l. tiernan, kenneth macnichol, raffles, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carol g. hodges, carroll john daly, curtiss t. gardner, grim reaper, horseshoe, louis l'amour, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william o'sullivanLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, james p. olsen, johnston mcculley, robert h. rohde, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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