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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: July 18, 2024

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1934

cover art by Clem Gretta

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, ellery queen, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, skull, the saintLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

October 1939

cover art by Lawrence Toney

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, lawrence toney, skullLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

April 25, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 25, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, edgar wallace, grim reaper, street lightLeave a comment on April 25, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1942 issue

November 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, fedora, francis k. allan, grim reaper, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, complete detective magazine, garter, grim reaper, skull, stockings, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, george a. mcdonald, grim reaper, rafael desoto, red hood, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, westmoreland gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1933 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

October 1933

cover by Norman Saunders

[post updated 12/524]

Posted on July 18, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, erle stanley gardner, finest kind, hypodermic, norman saunders, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arrow, fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1950 issue

August 1950

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

Posted on July 18, 2024April 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags deep sea diver, famous detective stories, lantern, murray leinster, oscar j. friend, skeleton, skullLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

October 1943

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 18, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, george rozen, grim reaper, james p. webb, marionettes, puppets, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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