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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

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, charles beckman, donn mullally, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, norman saunders, robert zacks, taxiLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1938 issue

May 1938

[image updated 2/15/25 – 10/31/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags beheaded, chained, ghoul, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, richard b. sale, scimitar, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1943

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags modest stein, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 13, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 13, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, graveyard, lantern, richard sale, trenchcoatLeave a comment on August 13, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1929 issue ~ cover art by O.K. Uzzell

July 1929

cover art by O.K. Uzzell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.c. thomas, harold ward, murder mysteries magazine, o.k. uzzell, pearl necklace, randolph j. prescott, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by O.K. Uzzell

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947) Jack Kirby and Joe Simon story, cover, and art.

Posted on November 13, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dame, headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, jukebox, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

January 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags new mystery adventures, norman saundersLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Frank Tinsley

February 1933

cover art by Frank Tinsley

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of diamonds, all detective magazine, erle stanley gardner, frank tinsley, theodore a. tinsley, tuxLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Frank Tinsley

September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laboratory, margie harris, new detective magazine, roy somers, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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