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February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

February 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags tommygun, clues detective stories, madeleine sharps buchananLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

September 1954 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

September 1954

cover art by Charles Biro

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags bullet holes, charles biro, crime does not pay, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1954 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 12, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, h.h. stinson, paul ernst, roger torrey, samuel taylor, tommygun, trench coatLeave a comment on November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 1950 issue

June 1950

first issue with this slightly altered title (from “Famous Detective”)

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, famous detective stories, o.f. jerome, r.m.f. joses, robert sidney bowen, tommygunLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, crowbar, jerome severs perry, speed detective magazine, tommygun3 Comments on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1954, issue no. 16 – cover art by L.B. Cole

1954, issue no. 16

cover art by L.B. Cole

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 21, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comicTags all-famous police cases, bank heist, l.b. cole, tommygunLeave a comment on 1954, issue no. 16 – cover art by L.B. Cole

1958 Albany Productions

Dorothy Provine as Bonnie Parker in The Bonnie Parker Story

December 24, 2013

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories film noirTags bonnie parker, dorthuy provine, publicity photo, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1958 Albany Productions

December 1, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

December 1, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on April 15, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, the shadow magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

January 1937

cover art by William Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 11, 2026February 23, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags charles marquis warren, detective romances magazine, frederick c. davis, theodore a. tinsley, tommygun, william luberoffLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

February 1942 issue

February 1942

cover art by William Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags moll, rooftop, tommygun, true gangster stories, william soare, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

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