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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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April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

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Posted on January 31, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

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Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

July 1942

cover art by Paul Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles ingerman, dagger, detective short stories magazine, jewel thief, paul drake, stockings, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

January 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1933

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, dime mystery book magazine, edgar wallace, joseph gollomb, laboratory, mad scientist, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on January 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, parachute, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 1957 issue

June 1957

Posted on January 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags police files magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1957 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 29, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dalton stevens, ghost stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

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Posted on January 29, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1948 issue

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake?

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, bullet holes, chained, d.l. champion, dime mystery magazine, frederick c. davis, Joseph W. Dunn, shackled, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1948 issue

January 1941 issue

January 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags laboratory, mad scientist, norvell w. page, skull, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

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