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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 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags j. lane linklater, norman saunders, philip ketchum, smoking, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by C.E. Dameron

February 1932

cover art by C.E. Dameron

Posted on March 13, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.e. dameron, gun molls magazine, perry paul, robert sproule, stuart palmer, taxi, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by C.E. Dameron

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Oil on board, 31 x 21in., signed lower left
January 1934, Alibi, premiere issue

[cover image updated 5/31/25]

Posted on March 12, 2024May 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags alibi magazine, blood trail, h.l. gates, lyman anderson, original art, samuel hopkins adamsLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, coffin, day keene, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, ghouls, rafael desotoLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1958 issue

December 1958

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags ed lacy, gerald r. kelly, lee hays, mercury mystery magazine, ruth doan, thomas millsteadLeave a comment on December 1958 issue

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on March 12, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags idol, jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, ruby, tuxLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bluebeard, dalton stevens, fedora, smoking, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 27, 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

July 27, 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags barfight, h.w. scott, ney n. geer, s. omar barker, t.t. flynn, western story magazineLeave a comment on July 27, 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on March 12, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, finest kind, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, moll, rackateer, tom lovellLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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