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September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on June 13, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags ghoul, gorilla, laboratory, ray cummings, roger howard norton, rudolph zirm, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1941 issue

March 1941

cover art attributed to William Reusswig

Posted on June 8, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of spades, grim reaper, henry kuttner, hooded, john h. knox, ray cummings, skull and crossbones, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1941 issue

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 7, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, demon, joe archibald, john h. knox, rafael desoto, shackled, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Fall 1944 issue

Fall 1944

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, robert bloch, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, vampireLeave a comment on Fall 1944 issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/30/26]

Posted on May 30, 2024April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, chandler h. whipple, dungeon, eye patch, james duncan, john h. knox, ray cummings, shackled, skeleton, snake, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, hal k. wells, hugh b. cave, jack williamson, james duncan, rudolph belarski, spider, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1937 issue

September 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry kuttner, john h knox, snake, thrilling mystery magazine, turbanLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on May 25, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, carol jacobi, dale clark, dungeon, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

March 1936 issue

March 1936

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

[post updated 11/7/24]

Posted on May 25, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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