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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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Category: magazine

February 1944 Canadian issue

February 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, call box, canadian pulp, handcuffs, richard saleLeave a comment on February 1944 Canadian issue

May 1957 issue ~ cover art by Joe Little

May 1957

cover art by Joe Little

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags joe little, line-up, true detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1957 issue ~ cover art by Joe Little

March 21, 1936 issue

March 21, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, electric chair, eustace adams, george f. worts, judson philips, ralph perry, ted coppLeave a comment on March 21, 1936 issue

April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

April 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously post

Posted on April 8, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, handcuffs, mammoth mystery magazine, noose, warren kastelLeave a comment on April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

August 26, 1939

cover art by Marshall Frantz

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags alexander key, argosy magazine, carl rathjen, fred macisaac, judson p. philips, luke short, riverboatLeave a comment on August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, g-men detective magazine, handcuffs, jean francis webb, lugarLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

April 1950 issue

April 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bruce cassiday, bryce walton, FBI detective stories, train fictionLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

August 1928 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1928

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 6, 2025March 15, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, train heist, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1928 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 6, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, rudolph belarski, subway, wayland riceLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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