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

January 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags campfire, h.j. ward, james a. lawson, speed western storiesLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939 issue

January 1939 – first of only four issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, top hat, tux, world man hunters magazineLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bandito, dame, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, sombrero, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald dale, frederick c. davis, henry treat sperry, j.w. scott, mad scientist, mystery tales magazine, norman a. daniels, omar gwinn, raymond whetstoneLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 3, 1941 issue

May 3, 1941 issue

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles boswell, cornell woolrich, demon, detective fiction weekly, devil, pulp art, william brandonLeave a comment on May 3, 1941 issue

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags chained, delos palmer, jungle fiction, parrot, shackles, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1939

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony morton, dame, evening wear, femme fatale, mystery novel, robert george dean, skull, smoking, top hat, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1945 Canadian issue

June 1945 Canadian edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023April 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, dagger, laboratory, merle constinerLeave a comment on June 1945 Canadian issue

March 1938 issue

March 1938

first of just three issues

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories magazine, pulpTags model, personal confessions magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

December 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

December 1939

cover art by Rod Ruth

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bar fight, bargirl, dagger, pirate, rod ruth, s. gordon gurwit, south seas stories magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

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