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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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February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1935 -premier issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

first of only three issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, skull, spy novels magazine, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940 issue

September 1940

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1940 issue

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

third and last of the title

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, racist imagery, sure-fire detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, chained, frank gruber, mel watt, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1944, #10 issue – cover art by Gus Ricca

1944, #10 issue

cover art by Gus Ricca

Posted on July 5, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags death ray, gus ricca, punch comicsLeave a comment on 1944, #10 issue – cover art by Gus Ricca

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carter dickson, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 14, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 14, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 14, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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