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October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl g. hodges, carter sprague, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, john l. benton, mink stole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, curtiss t. gardner, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1938

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin h. johnston, dagger, dressing table, hugh clevely, mirror, r.s. lerch, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, eric l. schwartz, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1942

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald bayne hobart, flashlight, g.t. fleming-roberts, marvin ryerson, rudolph belarski, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, vault, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags rafael desoto, sabotage, spy novels magazine, Washington DC, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1942 Canadian issue

January 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags detective tales magazine, nazi fiction, spy fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1942 Canadian issue

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

April 1942

cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags benton braden, darcy, ernest chiriacka, lawrence g. blochman, nazi fiction, thrilling detective magazine, war fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

February 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags ernest chiriacka, fucking nazis, john drummond, popular detective magazine, thomson burtis, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bernard breslauer, bullet holes, dame, moll, phantom detective magazine, richard b. sale, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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