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Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Day: May 12, 2024

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1939

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

September 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

September 15, 1934

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dime detective magazine, frederick nebel, john howitt, sickle, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on September 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, g-men, kidnap, richard demingLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, o.b. myers, ray p. shotwell, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on May 12, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, nick carter magazine, thugLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

1936 Lippincott hardcover

1936 Lippincott hardcover

“First Edition. ‘New York bibliophile visits the back room of Sewell’s Bookstore one evening and death strikes him down. The police arrive and discover that there is a book worth $100,000 missing.’ Uncommon bibliomystery.”

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories hardcover, mystery, pulpTags bibliomystery, bookshop, carolyn wells, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on 1936 Lippincott hardcover

May 1952 issue

May 1952

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, james p. olsen, johnston mcculley, robert h. rohde, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935 issue

May 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony field, e.h. price, margie harris, new detective magazine, weed dicksonLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

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