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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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Category: magazine

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, weird fictionTags crystal ball, eerie mysteries magazine, norman saunders, ralph powers, ronald flagg, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1928 issue

January 1928

second of only five issues

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags black cat, cemetery, graveyard, howard thurston, skeleton, skull, tales of magic and mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1928 issue

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags frank bunce, hatchet, head dress, hector gavin grey, mystery adventure magazine, night club, norman saunders, richard tooker, steve fisher, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1936 issue

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, daring detective magazine, delos palmer, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on September 1936 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, pulp art, robert a. garron, skull and crossbones, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

April 13, 1929

cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, fist fight, george m. johnson, mounties, RCMP, victor rousseau, walter beach humphreyLeave a comment on April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

May 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, true crime, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags gun fight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, six gun, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

August 1953 issue

August 1953

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, handcuffs, pulp illustration, smoking, true crimeLeave a comment on August 1953 issue

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