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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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May 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1941

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, george rozen, john h. knox, racist imagery, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.j. ward, john grange, stockings, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

October 1936

cover art by R.G. Harris

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags doc savage, r.g. harris, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

January 1936 issue

January 1936

Posted on September 27, 2024September 12, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1936 issue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

originally published in Sept. 1941 issue of Black Mask Magazine as “Killers are Camera Shy”,

1948 Dell mapback, mapback by Ruth Belew

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 27, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags black mask magazine, camera, dell mapback, flashgun casey, george harmon coxe, gerald gregg, ruth belewLeave a comment on cover art by Gerald Gregg

February 1950 issue

February 1950 issue [updated 11/1/24]

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on September 27, 2024November 1, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags george rozen, r. van taylor, robert leslie bellem, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on September 27, 2024September 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, tarotLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 1941 issue

September 1941

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags brink's robbery, femme fatale, official detective stories, porthole, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, jack kofoed, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarski, staircase, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Al Drule

March 1960

cover art by Al Drule

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags al drule, master detective magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Al Drule

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