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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

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective novels magazine, eye patch, frank johnson, john l. benton, shackledLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

February 1933 – premiere issue

first appearance of The Phantom Menace

cover art by Bertram Glover

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertram glover, phantom detective magazine, skull, top hatLeave a comment on February 1933 – premiere issue

May 1941 issue

May 1941

second and final issue under this title; the third and last will be as Red Hood Detective Stories

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags red mask detective stories, red skull, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

July 1935 issue

July 1935

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anson hard, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, dagger, oscar schisgall, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

March 16, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

March 16, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frank l. packard, j. allan dunn, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on March 16, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 19, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, george gross, mystery novels magazine, spider, venetian blindsLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, nels leroy jorgensen, rattlesnake, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

[cover updated 6/1/25]

Posted on July 19, 2024June 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bat, carl mckinnon saunders, delos palmer, frederick c. davis, paul chadwick, pitchfork, skull, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 19, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black bat detective mysteries, eugene cunningham, fist fight, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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