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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 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete stories magazine, frederick nebel, tom lovellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, cat fight, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective stories, thug, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

March 15, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, modest steinLeave a comment on March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on March 30, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, complete gang novel magazine, finest kind, underworld, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

March-April 1938

cover art by Malvin Singer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 30, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, dale dev. kier, FBI, feds, malvin singer, paul ernstLeave a comment on March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

April 1946

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, dame, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, glenn low, lipstick, tuxLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags g-men detective magazine, grim reaper, henry kuttner, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1930 issue

January 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags maxwell a. hawkinds, moll, tyne van tyne, underworld magazine, v.m. montagu, william beyer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1930 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 29, 2024May 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, weird fiction, spicy, crime fictionTags robert leslie bellem, bound, branding, spicy mystery stories, william f. soare, hoodedLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 28, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald barr chidsey, double detective magazine, gas mask, richard sale, rudolph belarski, tommygunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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