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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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November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags allen anderson, headquarters detective magazine, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

third of just four issue

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags f.f. mace, gunfight, j.p. olsen, pulp art, riders of the range, rifle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson?

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags escaped con, garter, headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, prison break, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

December 1946 issue

December 1946

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags authentic detective magazine, pulp art, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bargirl, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, pulp art, rex norman, spicy western stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1950 issue

January 1950

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, famous police cases, femme fatale, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue

November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 15th, 1936

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 1, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, george rozen, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on November 15th, 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1952 issue

July 1952

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

March 10, 1923

cover art by E. A. Urdang

Posted on December 1, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, dagger, e.a. urdang, pegleg, pirate, pulp artLeave a comment on March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

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