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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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July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.

July 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags arson, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Winter 1948-49 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Winter 1948-49

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allen anderson, curtis bishop, dagger, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, torch, wolfLeave a comment on Winter 1948-49 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

September 1939

cover art by Virgil Finlay

in addition to Poe, this issue includes “Cool Air” by H. P. Lovecraft

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags edgar allan poe, h.p. lovecraft, raven, virgil finlay, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

October 1937 issue

October 1937

cover art attributed to Delos Palmer

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, curtis blount, delos palmer, shackled, spicy mystery stories, spiderLeave a comment on October 1937 issue

October 1943 issue

October 1943

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1947 issue

December 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags handcuffs, human detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 02, 2013

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1936 issue

February 1936 issue

cover art by Clyde Pretteman (?)

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, daggerLeave a comment on February 1936 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover without label

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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