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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

October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 15, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn'sLeave a comment on October 15, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

December 1930

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, chris schaare, dame, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, handcuffs, perry paulLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

November 1947 issue

November 1947

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fataleLeave a comment on November 1947 issue

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

March 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2024May 2, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beech allen, dagger, f. norris hiatt, h. crosby morton, modern adventuress, walter darrLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

January 1952 issue

January 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, femme fatale, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1952 issue

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1936

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clark aiken, dagger, gold seal detective, j. george janes, james perley hughes, noose, tortureLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1930 issue

April 1930

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, tiger, tuxLeave a comment on April 1930 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags garter, poison, real detective magazine, stockings, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, flashlight, frederick c. davis, new detective magazine, snowman, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

February 1934 issue

February 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, james h.s. moynahan, masquerade, tuxLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

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