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Tag: underworld magazine

March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, jack d'arcy, james h.s. moynahan, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

Lyman Anderson (American, 1907-1993)
The Narrow Path, Underworld pulp magazine interior, September 1933
Ink on board, 7-3/8 x 9-3/8 inches (18.6 x 23.7 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 11, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags c.l. edholm, george a. mcdonald, harold de polo, lyman anderson, underworld magazineLeave a comment on interior illustration by Lyman Anderson

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace of spades, anatole feldman, d.b. mccandless, geoffrey north, jack d'arcy, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

July 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on April 22, 2025June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, bound, jewel thief, pearl necklace, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1932 issue

June 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 20, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, ed lybeck, george a. mcdonald, john b. daniell, leslie t. white, underworld magazineLeave a comment on June 1932 issue

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Bertram Glover

June 1933

cover art by Bertram Glover

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bertram glover, claude rister, frank d. o'sullivan, j.h.s. moynahan, underworld magazineLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Bertram Glover

December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1932

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ed lybeck, george a. mcdonald, lyman anderson, oscar schisgall, underworld magazineLeave a comment on December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags harold ward, mock ozark, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

November 1929 issue

November 1929

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags armitage trail, calvin johnston, charlton l. edholm, john h. thompson, poison, underworld magazineLeave a comment on November 1929 issue

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/15/25]

[original art added 8/13/25]

Posted on December 13, 2024August 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, bullet holes, earl w. scott, ed lybeck, tom lovell, underworld magazine, willard k. smithLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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