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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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March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

March 1944

cover art by Gloria Stoll

Posted on April 15, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dale clark, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, f. orlin tremaine, gloria stoll, robert turner, telephone operatorLeave a comment on March 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

June 1946 issue

June 1946

Posted on April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1946 issue

February 1946 issue

February 1946

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, pay phone, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

June 1940 issue

June 1940

Posted on April 13, 2025April 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 13, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, delos palmer, front page detectiveLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1956

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on April 13, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags jerome rozen, true detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

November 1937

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on April 13, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, harwood forsgren, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

January 1949 issue ~ cover art Norman Saunders

January 1949

cover art Norman Saunders

September 26, 2013

Posted on April 12, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, norman saunders, nurse, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art Norman Saunders

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 12, 2025March 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags francis k. allan, night club, showgirl, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

September 25, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beauty contest, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, maurice phillips, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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