Category: Detective

The is the last in the series of 3 reviews of Dime Detective from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Dime Detective, along with the rest of the pulps, was struggling financially in the 50s. You can see this from the absence of big names from the issue and the inclusion of a reprint from 1941.… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, August, 1952

This is the second in a series of three reviews of Dime Detective magazine issues from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Cover artist uncredited, cover is unsigned. 6 Ready for the Rackets · Anon. · cl Racketeers and swindlers of all sorts are lying in wait for you, eager to rob or cheat you of… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, June 1943

This review of a detective pulp has been long pending. I wanted to review three issues of Dime Detective – one each from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to give a representative look at this great magazine.  To kick things off, let’s look at the January 15, 1935 issue. Dime Detective commenced publication in November… Continue reading Issue Review – Dime Detective Magazine, Jan 15, 1935

Maybe you’ve already seen him, almost certainly read his stories, and perhaps even watched a movie adaptation of his novel. Guess which famous pulp author/collector you’re seeing (age nearly 20 years) in this photo. Official answer next week, your guesses in the comments. Bonus points for identifying all the pulp titles on the shelves. Arthur… Continue reading Mystery pulpster – guess who