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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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December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

December 1935

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on November 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags blaine, hollywood fiction, k.f. young, lurid, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

1950s UK edition, #3

1950s UK edition, #3

cover stories from January 1946 US issue of Ten Detective Aces

Robert C. Dennis, “Ten Grand Tornado”

Joe Archibald, “Hot Ice Scream”

Posted on November 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags detective aces magazine, joe archibald, music mystery, robert c. dennis, singerLeave a comment on 1950s UK edition, #3

March 1949 issue

March 1949

cover by Pagano

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pagano, pulp illustration, spiderwebLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

July 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags george rozen, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

April 1, 1936 – debut issue

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags scarlet confessions, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Modest Stein

cover art by Modest Stein

October 1931

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags hollywood, lupe velez, modest stein, picture play magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Modest Stein

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

September 1946 issue

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dagger, dime mystery magazine, gloria stoll, hypodermic, noose, poison, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

December 1939

cover art by Peter Driben

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, peter driben, poisonLeave a comment on December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

September 1940 issue

September 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, hypodermic, mummy, ralph oppenheim, sarcophagus, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1940 issue

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