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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: June 26, 2025

1951 Signet reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1951 Signet reissue

cover art by Lu Kimmel

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bullet hole, cleve f. adams, lu kimmel, private eye, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Signet reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1954 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1948 Doubleday hardcover in the US, 1949 Hodder and Stoughton hardcover from the UK, a collection of Simon Templar short stories

1954 Avon reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

October 25, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, leslie charteris, ray johnson, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1954 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, harold q. masur, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue

September 1940 issue

September 1940

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, roger torrey, rolland lynch, sword, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1940 issue

February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

November 1942

cover art by Peter Driben

October 25, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags exclusive detective magazine, peter driben, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

1958 Pyramid paperback – cover art by Harry Schaare

1958 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

3rd with private eye Honey West

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags g.g. fickling, harry schaare, honey west, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid paperback – cover art by Harry Schaare

1949 Harvey comic – cover art by Al Avison

1949 Harvey comic, #43

cover art by Al Avison

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags green hornet comic, harvey comicLeave a comment on 1949 Harvey comic – cover art by Al Avison

September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, bound, dagger, j.w. scott, norman a. daniels, orlando riggoni, racist imagery, top-notch detective magazine, trap door, william edward hayes, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

Take This!

October 01, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags comic bookLeave a comment on Take This!
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