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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on August 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, finest kind, grandfather clock, h.j. ward, n. wooten poge, spicy detective stories, telephone, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories british pulp, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, dame, femme fatale, reginald headeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 22, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags albert fisher, crime detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, gambling, roulette, smokingLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 21, 2024July 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, eye patch, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

November 1940

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 21, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags donald g. cormack, emile c. tepperman, fiend, giles norcroft, john howitt, r.s. lerch, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

March 1934 issue

March 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pretty boy floyd, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on March 1934 issue

February 4, 1933 issue

February 4, 1933

better image than previously posted

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, herman landon, johnston mcculley, lester leith, max brandLeave a comment on February 4, 1933 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 20, 2024May 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clark aiken, feds, frederick c. painton, g-man, gold seal detective, rafael desotoLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags courtroom, gang world magazine, j.r. murphy, legs diamond, t.t. flynn, william reusswigLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

interior art by Al Rossi

You’ve Lived Too Long, True Adventures interior, March 1957

Gouache on board, 16-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches (42.5 x 37.5 cm) (image)
Signed lower right

Posted on August 20, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags al rossi, gouache on board, original art, true adventures magazineLeave a comment on interior art by Al Rossi

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