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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: Hardboiled

May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

January 1942

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, front page detective, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, master detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1946 issue

June 1946

Posted on April 15, 2025April 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1946 issue

Twice the Thrills

May 1948 US issue

June 1942 UK issue

Posted on April 15, 2025March 29, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, fenton earnshaw, handcuffs, payphone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on Twice the Thrills

June 1947 issue

June 1947

July 22, 2017

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, pulp illustration, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1947 issue

March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

March 1944

cover art by Gloria Stoll

Posted on April 15, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dale clark, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, f. orlin tremaine, gloria stoll, robert turner, telephone operatorLeave a comment on March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

June 1946 issue

June 1946

Posted on April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1946 issue

February 1946 issue

February 1946

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, pay phone, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

June 1940 issue

June 1940

Posted on April 13, 2025April 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue

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