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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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November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

November 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on March 2, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, aviation, front page detective, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on March 2, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags cigarette holder, cocktail, dalton stevens, master detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1930

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on March 2, 2025February 4, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags george rozen, raoul whitfield, thomson burtisLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1935 issue

May 1935

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 2, 2025December 11, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, earl w. scott, gang magazine, porthole, richard e. conan, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 4, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on March 2, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags austin j. small, bryan irvine, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, paul ellsworth triem, wall safeLeave a comment on May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

July 1950

cover art by Richard Cardiff

Posted on February 28, 2025February 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pearl necklace, richard cardiff, true detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

September 1945 issue

September 1945 issue

cover art by Gloria Stoll??

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, day keene, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, ghoul, robert bloch, skull, william r. coxLeave a comment on September 1945 issue

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 27, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bound, dagger, detective tales, detective tales magazine, john hawkins, norbert davis, racist imagery, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1952 issue

November 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

September 28, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2025March 26, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

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