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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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February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 20, 2025February 4, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.s. montanye, pay phone, rudolph belarski, thomson burtis, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, flynn's detective fiction, rafael desoto, robert turner, russell gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, cigarette holder, dame, howell dodd, moll, shoulder holster, smokingLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940 issue

Posted on February 17, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective tales magazine, norbert davis, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, welding torch, william r. coxLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1938 issue

October 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens??

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags benton braden, john h. knox, kay krausse, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

November 1942 issue

November 1942

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, flashlight, fucking nazis, g-men detective magazine, laurence donovan, lugar, time bombLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crawford sullivan, e. hoffmann price, louis c. goldsmith, thrilling adventures magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, frederick nebel, j. allan dunn, william reusswigLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 1932 issue ~ cover by J. George Janes

February 1932

cover by J. George Janes

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

Posted on February 15, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective dragnet magazine, donald e. keyhoe, j. george janes, train fictionLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover by J. George Janes

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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