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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 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gambling fiction, h.l. parkhurst, private eye stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938 issue

October 1938

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/27/25]

Posted on December 23, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags carroll john daly, crime busters magazine, lester dent, theodore a. tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, norman saunders, russell bender, suit of armor, sword, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dameron

December 1931

cover art by Charles Dameron

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags charles dameron, gun molls magazine, perry paul, stuart palmerLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dameron

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

February 1931

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, jim donnelly, r.c. wardell, rackateer storiesLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, earl and marion scott, erle stanley gardner, j. lane linklater, kidnapping, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, flashlight, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, norvell page, paul ernst, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1953 issue

February 1953

cover art attributed to Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

[updated 9/6/25]

Posted on December 22, 2024September 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags famous detective stories, t.s. striplingLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

May 1945 issue

May 1945

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, private detective stories, sky lightLeave a comment on May 1945 issue

December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 27, 1930

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on December 21, 2024March 7, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clem yore, gayle hoskins, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

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