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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

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

March 1943

cover art by William Timmins

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dale clark, fredric brown, kenneth robeson, norman a. daniels, robert c. blackmon, robert w. cochran, william g. bogart, william timminsLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

July 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 11, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted (not as colorful but clearer)

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, mirror, paul ellsworth triemLeave a comment on July 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black bat detective mysteries, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, edward churchill, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

July 1933

cover art by Julius Erbit

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, julius erbit, theodore a. tinsley, william e. barrettLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

August 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 25, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, john a. coughlin, skeleton, smoking, tuxLeave a comment on August 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, grim reaper, pearl necklace, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 17, 1940 issue

February 17, 1940

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric howard, flynn's, frank wrentmore, helen king, myles hudson, philip ketchum, richard saleLeave a comment on February 17, 1940 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, trap doorLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lou Marchetti

Watercolor and gouache on board, 19 x 13 in.
Not signed

The Hired Target by Wilson Tucker, Ace Double paperback original, #D241, 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, lou marchetti, watercolor and gouache on board, wilson tuckerLeave a comment on cover art by Lou Marchetti

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