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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

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags blackjack, bound, cosh, norman saunders, ralph powers, sap, variety detective magazine, william e. langfordLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cosh, dagger, double detective magazine, femme fatale, john k. butler, rudolph belarski, sap, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 28, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, g.t. fleming-roberts, graveyard, norman saunders, shovel, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags finest kind, h.j. ward, machine gun, resistance fighter, robert leslie bellem, spanish civil war, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, frederick c. davis, garry grant, george edson, laboratory, larry moore, mad scientist, scalpel, tom lovell, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1955 issue

May 1955

Posted on January 28, 2024December 21, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on May 1955 issue

March 1940 issue

March 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott?

[images updated 5/2/25]

Posted on January 27, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, branding, brent north, don graham, mystery tales magazine, queen, red circle, red hood, tortureLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

May 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 27, 2024December 26, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags michael mccann, mirror, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

January 1930

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

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

Posted on January 27, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, armitage trail, dragnet magazine, hanged, kennie macdowd, noose, richard credicott, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

October 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on January 27, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bombing, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

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