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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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Category: crime fiction

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1957

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 12/28/25]

Posted on October 23, 2024December 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fast action detective and mystery stories, harlan clay, norman saunders, peter norcross, saul anthonyLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January 1934

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on October 23, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grant stockbridge, john howitt, the spider magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

January 1943

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 22, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, modest stein, robert arthurLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

October-November 1931

cover art by Charles De Feo

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony m. rud, b.b. fowler, bound, charles de feo, detective action stories, leopard, richard e. wormser, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, delos palmer, federal agent magazine, franklin h. martin, robert c. blackmon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

November 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, laboratory, mad scientist, red hoodLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 21, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pearl necklace, ten detective aces magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 10, 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christopher b. booth, detective story magazine, herman landon, john a. coughlin, leslie t. white, mirror, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

May 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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