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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 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, grim reaper, hollywood fiction, john l. benton, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, william g. bogartLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, erle stanley gardner, j.j. des ormeaux, parachuteLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1931

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags beheaded, cornell woolrich, g.t. fleming-roberts, idol, paul ernst, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. leslie ross, decapitation, frederick c. painton, george bruce, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

November 1935 Canadian issue

November 1935 – first Canadian issue

same cover art as the November US 1935 issue

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags decapitation, femme fatale, margie harris, maxwell hawkins, popular detective magazine, sword, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1935 Canadian issue

December 22, 1934 issue

December 22, 1934

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, h. bedford jones, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on December 22, 1934 issue

October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armored car, gold, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags 10-story detective magazine, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Jerome Rozen

cover art by Jerome Rozen

oil on canvas, 20 x 18 inches

August 1943 issue

[cover image updated 6/28/24]

Posted on June 18, 2024June 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bank robbery, jerome rozen, joe archibald, maurice phillips, robert turner, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Jerome Rozen

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur humbolt, dressing table, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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