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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 23, 2026

March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

March 1944 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

Posted on July 23, 2026June 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, edward s. williams, francis k. allan, fredric brown, joe kent, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

September 1943 issue

Posted on July 23, 2026June 15, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags garter, pulp illustration, stockings, telephone, tru-life detective casesLeave a comment on September 1943 issue

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