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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

November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 15th, 1936

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 1, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, george rozen, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1952 issue

July 1952

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

June 1943 issue

June 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags berkeley gray, dame, femme fatale, handcuffs, moll, pulp art, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

1948 UK press book

Format ImagePosted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, film noir, HardboiledTags derrick de marney, french film, jean kent, movie promo, paul dupuis, pulp art, sleeping car to trieste, trainLeave a comment on 1948 UK press book

May 1949 issue

May 1949

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cobras, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pharoah, pulp art, snakes, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1951 issue

December 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, matt baker, prison break, pulp artLeave a comment on June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

Posted on November 30, 2023November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, colby quinn, ghoul, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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