Artwork of the Day: True Detective (by Robert Maguire)

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

by Robert Maguire

This watery cover is from 1954,

Artwork of the Day: The Progressive Grocer (by Emmett Watson)

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

by Emmett Watson

Even in 1925, people has trouble remembering things. Check out Emmett Watson’s signature at the left hand bottom corner of the cover.

Artwork of the Day: Sport Adventure (Unknown Artist)

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Unknown Artist

This cover is from 1959. How does something like that happen in the first place?

Artwork of the Day: Lesbian Lane (Artist Unknown)

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Artist Unknown

Artwork of the Day: Paris Nights (by H.S. Moskowitz)

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

by H.S. Moskowitz

This cover is from 1931.

Artwork of the Day: Private Detective Stories (by Allen Gustav Anderson)

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

by Allen Gustav Anderson

This cover is from 1947.

The Covers of Headquarters Detective

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Artist Unknown

It appears that there were at least two pulp magazines called Headquarters Detective. This was a version that ran for 8 issues in 1936. And then there’s the better-known version that ran from 1940 t0 1955. As you can tell from the covers, both versions told the same type of true crime stories. The covers definitely emphasized the sordid aspects of the stories within.