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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: mystery

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on June 25, 2025May 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags american detective fact cases, delos palmer, lipstick, mirrorLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins

October 1957

cover art by Oliver Brabbins

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arnold english, george bagby, manhunt digest, max franklin, meyer levin, oliver brabbins, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Oliver Brabbins

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

August 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dillinger, ellery queen, ferrin frazer, frederick nebel, harold woolridge, mystery magazineLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

Origin of Evil x 3

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by Verne Tossey

1956 Pocket reissue

cover art by Larry Newquist

better image than previously posted

1961 Great Pan UK reissue

cover art by Sheldon

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories british pulp, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ellery queen, larry newquist, pocket paperback, sheldon, verne tossey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Origin of Evil x 3

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

October 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bikini, dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellem, will thomasLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on June 20, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, fredric brown, jewels, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

June 1955 issue

June 1955

cover art by Milton Luros?

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, eugene pawley, famous detective stories, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1955 issue

September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 18, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 20, 2025June 7, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, diamond, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1954 issue

February 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bank heist, charles beckman, don james, fifteen detective stories magazine, ted strattonLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 19, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 15 story detective, burt sims, donn mullally, highjack, john d. macdonald, lantern, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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