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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

November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

November 1960 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags bob shields, bound, carl pfeuffer, dagger, dungeon, jim arthur, off beat detective stories, w.e. morseLeave a comment on November 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, david goodis, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 02, 2013

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1938 issue

December 1938

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags crime busters magazine, pulp illustration, robert c. blackmon, swordLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, human sacrifice, rafael desoto, ray cummings, sword, thrilling mystery magazine, turbanLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fireplace, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, swordLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936 issue

November 1936

Posted on November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags barry perowne, graveyard, hugh b. cave, lantern, paul ernst, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

November 1926 issue ~ cover by H. C. Murphy

November 1926

cover by H. C. Murphy

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags action stories magazine, chart pitt, dagger, howard e. morgan, mounties, patrick casey, RCMP, walter j. coburn, wanted posterLeave a comment on November 1926 issue ~ cover by H. C. Murphy

Winter 1947-48 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1947-48

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bound, dan cushman, george gross, jack london, les savage, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, robert savageLeave a comment on Winter 1947-48 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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