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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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October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carter dickson, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 14, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 14, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 5/4/26]

Posted on July 5, 2024May 4, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on February 14, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.j. benson, dagger, edward ronns, femme fatale, preston grady, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

December 1936

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, harwood forsgren, smokingLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

August 1948 issue

August 1948

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true police cases magazineLeave a comment on August 1948 issue

February 1947 issue

February 1947

cover art by Gloria Stoll?

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, d.l. champion, detective tales magazine, pegleg, russell bender, william r. coxLeave a comment on February 1947 issue

December 1946 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

December 1946

cover art by Richard Cardiff

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, masquerade, richard cardiff, true detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1946 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1936

cover art by Jerome Rozen

William Powell in The Thin Man Goes Home, 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2024June 23, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood fiction, jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, nick charles, theodore a. tinsley, thin man, william powellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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