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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 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

July 1946 UK edition

Belarski’s signature removed

[updated 2/15/25]

Posted on October 27, 2024February 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags h. ralph goller, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 30, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 30, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 27, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte dockstader, detective story magazine, dogger, jewel, john a. coughlin, ruby, turbanLeave a comment on May 30, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 1945 issue

July 1945

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward, altered version of May 1942 issue of Spicy Adventure

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags edwin truett, h.j. ward, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on October 26, 2024August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1907 issue

May 1907

and the ad from the magazine that faced the title page – – –

Posted on October 25, 2024August 28, 2024Categories magazine, pulpTags baseball, the popular magazineLeave a comment on May 1907 issue

August 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, detective tales magazine, laboratory, norman saunders, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943 issue

April 1943

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1943 issue

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

February 1951 issue

February 1951

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1957

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 12/28/25]

Posted on October 23, 2024December 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fast action detective and mystery stories, harlan clay, norman saunders, peter norcross, saul anthonyLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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