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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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September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laboratory, margie harris, new detective magazine, roy somers, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

July 18, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 18, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags alibi, christopher b. booth, cocktails, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on July 18, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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

July 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, handcuffs, private detective stories, roger torrey, staircaseLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L . Parkhurst

August 1929 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 1929

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, homer croy, paul stahrLeave a comment on August 1929 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

November 25, 1930 issue

November 25, 1930

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues magazine, dagger, oscar schisgallLeave a comment on November 25, 1930 issue

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective action stories, erle stanley gardner, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, subway, van wyck mason, william reusswigLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, duane decker, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, ralph berard, train fictionLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

January 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 11, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

March 20, 1925

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on November 10, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, dagger, h.c. murphy, harold lamb, pirateLeave a comment on March 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

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