From 1939 to 1944, Headline Detective was published by MacFadden Publications.  It was one of the many pulp magazine to focus on stories of true crime, thievery, murder, and femme fatales.  Here’s a sampling of the cover of Headline Detective.  Where known, the artist has been credited.

Artist Unknown

Artist Unknown

by A. L. Hicks

by Griffith Foxley

by Harwood Forsgen

by Harwood Forsgen

by Harwood Forsgen

by Peter Driben

Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist