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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

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags diamonds, gems, jerome rozen, jewels, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Posted on November 14, 2024May 16, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bound, down with crime comic, kidnappingLeave a comment on Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, brett halliday, carroll john daly, dagger, mike shayne, popular detective magazine, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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)

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