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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

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, g. wayman jones, george a. mcdonald, grim reaper, norvell page, phantom detective magazine, radio microphone, skeletonLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, carl mckinnon saunders, carolyn wells, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1945 issue

April 1945

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, eric a. provost, grim reaper, lawrence de foy, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

April 1939 issue

April 1939

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective and murder mysteries, edward s. ronns, hypodermic, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, leo hoban, norbert davis, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skullLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1943

final issue of this magazine

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, double detective magazine, green lama, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, john h knox, peter richards, rafael desoto, red hood, richard fosterLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 21, 1934 issue

April 21, 1934

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood money, detective fiction, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, grim reaper, judson p. philips, mackinlay kantor, max brand, skeleton, smoking, tom roanLeave a comment on April 21, 1934 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

cover art attributed to Robert Stanley

[cover updated 3/1/25]

[cover and title page updated 4/28/25]

Posted on May 17, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, detective tales magazine, henry w. norton, john d. macdonald, parker bonner, pearl necklace, robert stanley, w.t. ballard, william r. coxLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1942

cover art by George Gross

cover art re-purposed for Spring 1950 issue

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, george gross, gypsy rose lee, joe barryLeave a comment on Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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