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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: digest

1944 Atlas Mystery digest

1944 Atlas Mystery digest

Posted on October 30, 2026August 30, 2026Categories digest, mystery, pulpTags atlas mystery, j.n. darby, skullLeave a comment on 1944 Atlas Mystery digest

1946 Five Star digest original

1946 Five Star digest original

Posted on October 30, 2026October 5, 2026Categories pulp, mystery, crime fiction, digestTags five star paperback, skull, will creedLeave a comment on 1946 Five Star digest original

January 1956 issue

January 1956

Posted on October 24, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, gil brewer, hal ellson, jack webb, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on January 1956 issue

May 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

May 1957

cover art by Barry Waldman

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 21, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags barry waldman, ellery queen's mystery magazine, frederick nebel, gambling fiction, john d. macdonald, john steinbeck, stuart palmer, subway, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on May 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

August 1959 issue

August 1959

November 17, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, k.j. forrester, robert bowen, trapped detective story magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1959 issue

September 1960 issue

September 1960

October 31, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, dan malcolm, guilty detective story magazine, mark ryan, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

March 1959 issue ~ cover art by Edmond Moritz

March 1959

cover art by Ed Moritz

July 1965 issue

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dame, woman with a gun, femme fatale, brett halliday, smoking, richard deming, mike shayne mystery magazine, ed moritz, samuel elkinLeave a comment on March 1959 issue ~ cover art by Edmond Moritz

Cellar Club Girl x 2

1960 Croyden digest – cover art by Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

later reissue with different title

Posted on October 10, 2026October 3, 2026Categories digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags alan bennett, croyden digest, juvenile delinquent, lou marchettiLeave a comment on Cellar Club Girl x 2

1946 Black Cat Detective reissue No. 22

Black Cat Detective digest reissue1946 , No. 22

Posted on October 8, 2026September 24, 2026Categories digest, mystery, pulpTags black cat detective digest, dagger, donald clough cameronLeave a comment on 1946 Black Cat Detective reissue No. 22

February 1959 digest ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

cover art by Barry Waldman, 13.5″ x 15″

February 1959

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 3, 2026September 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags arson, barry waldman, fire, fire engine, henry slesar, mercury mystery magazine, miiam allen deford, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on February 1959 digest ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

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