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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

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, frank airth, norman saunders, ralph powers, sailboatLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1950 issue

April 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 15 mystery stories magazine, robert c. dennis, skull, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alcatraz, edward churchill, feds, g-men detective magazine, prison break, roger torrey, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1955 issue

September 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags andrew j. burris, david alexander, hal ellson, james t. farrell, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, richard marsten, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1955 issue

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags asey mayo, detective novel magazine, phoebe atwood taylor, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 2 1939 issue

December 2 1939

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, hooded, richard sale, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on December 2 1939 issue

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 3, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags grim reaper, jim o'brien, red hood, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1932 issue

September 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags donald bayne hobart, fireplace, hooded, maxwell smith, menace, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1932 issue

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

final issue before being re-titled Speed Mystery

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags allen anderson, e. hoffmann price, hooded, spicy mystery magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1931 – 2nd issue

December 1931

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan martin, g. wayman jones, red hood, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1931 – 2nd issue

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