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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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February 1952 issue

February 1952

cover art attributed to George Gross, but maybe Howell Dodd?

February 23, 2014

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories hardcover, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

December 11, 2018

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags dame, howell dodd, moll, smoking, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

November 1951

cover art by Michael McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackmail, dame, michael mccann, smoking, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1951 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

1952 Crime Yearbook

1952 Crime Yearbook

cover art by George Gross?

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags 1952 Crime Yearbook magazine, dame, fishnets, garterLeave a comment on 1952 Crime Yearbook

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, handcuffs, o.b. myers, rafael desoto, robert s. bowenLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, johnston mcculley, l. ron hubbard, norvell page, oscar schisgall, preston grady, prison break, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 issue

May 1943

Posted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags ace of spades, dame, pulp illustration, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on May 1943 issue

October 1949 issue

October 1949

Posted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags handcuffs, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1949 issue

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

Format ImagePosted on August 16, 2026August 3, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags michael mccann, prison break, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on August 16, 2026August 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, real detective magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

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