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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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December 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

December 1, 1930

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, donald g. cooley, edgar franklin wittmack, hal dunning, james clarkeLeave a comment on December 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

July 1935

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

better image than previously posted

sex vultures?

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, real detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

June 1939

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on October 12, 2024October 22, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

September 1943 issue

September 1943

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, gideon fell, john dickson carr, john j. malone, skeleton, tux, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on September 1943 issue

February 21, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 21, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags clew, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 21, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, showgirl, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, charles s. stong, milton lowe, staircase, winter olympicsLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 11, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alligator, bound, frederick c. davis, paul chadwick, rafael desoto, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

April 10, 1923

cover art by A.L. Ripley

Posted on October 11, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags a.l. ripley, adventure magazine, bloody fingerprints, dagger, rafael sabatini, talbot mundyLeave a comment on April 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

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