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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-April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March-April 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fire escape, john gerard, rackateer stories, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March-April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1945 issue

April 1945

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, popular detective magazine, t.w. ford, thomson burtis, treasureLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

[images updated 7/17/25]

Posted on March 15, 2024July 17, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dalton stevens, kitty schaftner, master detective magazine, poison, tuxLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

January 1950

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, double detective magazine, paul ernst, richard sale, roger torrey, rudolph belarski, top hat, tux, walter rippergerLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Delos Palmer

Feature Detective Cases, November 1941
Oil on canvas, 31 x 23 in.
Not signed

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 14, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, feature detective casesLeave a comment on cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on March 14, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags blood, bound, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, skeleton, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Harry T. Fisk

Dime Mystery Magazine, January 1938
Oil on canvas laid on board, 31.5 x 22 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, donald dale, harry t. fisk, henry treat sperry, oil on canvas, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry T. Fisk

December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

December 1928

cover art by Ray Wardell

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 14, 2024April 3, 2024Categories pulp, magazine, adventure, aviation fiction, action fiction, war fictionTags ace williams, flying aces magazine, ray wardell, bi plane, spad, eustace adamsLeave a comment on December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

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