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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

1951 Phantom reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

1951 Phantom Australian reissue

cover art by George Gross

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags australian pulp, carl g. hoges, dope peddlers, george gross, phantom paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Phantom reissue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, norman saunders, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, franklin h. martin, frederick c. davis, kidnapping, tom lovellLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1949 Dell mapback

1949 Dell mapback reissue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, henry kane, stockingsLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback

January 1941 issue

January 1941

Posted on March 9, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, suit of armorLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

January 1946 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, smash detective cases, woman with a gun, women in prisonLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

May 1950 issue

May 1950

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on May 1950 issue

August 1942 British edition

August 1942 British edition

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.g. tahney, john lawrence, lantern, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1942 British edition

cover art by Harry Schaare

1955 Popular Library paperback original

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, harry schaare, james howard, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Schaare

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, f. orlin tremaine, francis k. allan, handcuffs, phone boothLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

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