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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 1939 issue

February 1939

better image than previously posted

[original art added 8/13/25]

Posted on September 24, 2024August 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags crime detective magazine, stockings, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

September 1937 issue

September 1937

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, eugene morrison, john estevenLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

December 1948 UK edition

December 1948 UK edition

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, british pulp, h.h. stinsonLeave a comment on December 1948 UK edition

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, dame, day keene, femme fatale, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turner, top hat, tux, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, diamond, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, letters, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1950 issue

October 1950

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, frances beck, francis k. allan, john reese, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1950 issue

March 1953 issue

March 1953

this issue contained Elmore Leonard’s novella “Three-Ten to Yuma”, adapted twice into movies: 1957 with Van Heflin and Glenn Ford; 2007 with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags dime western magazine, elmore leonard, george c. appell, handcuffs, six gunLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

November 1936

cover art by William E. Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective romances magazine, frederick c. davis, theodore a. tinsley, william e. luberoff, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, d.l. champion, dale clark, ed jenkins, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, julius long, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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