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March 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1943

cover art by George Gross

Posted on March 22, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dorothy b. hughes, george gross, rex stout, top hat, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer 1941 issue

Summer 1941

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags constance and gwenyth little, kelley roos, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1941 issue

February 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1943

cover art by George Gross

Posted on February 26, 2026February 10, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags carter dickson, craig rice, george gross, noose, showgirl, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on February 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1947

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 22, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george gross, kathleen moore knight, robin grey, two complete detective books magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on March 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dana chambers, george gross, muriel bradley, tommygun, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1939 issue

September 1939

Posted on October 29, 2025October 12, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags elspeth huxley, grim reaper, marco page, safari, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, george gross, jean leslie, two complete detective books magazine, van siller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, joe barry, lipstick, lucy cores, two complete detective books magazine, veil, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1946

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george gross, mannning long, miles burton, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1945

cover art by George Gross

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bathtub, frances & richard lockridge, george gross, jerome odlum, morgue, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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