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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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May 25, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

May 25, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags argosy magazine, hulbert footner, jungle fiction, paul stahrLeave a comment on May 25, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

cover art by Hubert Rogers

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags deep sea diver, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, jewels, lester leith, pearl necklace, tear gasLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

1945 Death House digest

1945 Death House digest reissue

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags francis bonnamy, noose, sailboatLeave a comment on 1945 Death House digest

October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

October 1957

cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags agatha christie, anchor, bound, ellery queen's mystery magazine, frank kelly freas, nelson algren, rufus kingLeave a comment on October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

December 1938 issue

December 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 30, 2026September 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags emeralds, g.t. fleming-roberts, jewel thief, joe archibald, popular detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

November 22, 1930 issue

November 22, 1930

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on November 22, 1930 issue

1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Signet Books No. 820 – Shriek With Pleasure by Toni Howard, 1950.

Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.

Posted on September 29, 2026November 2, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mitchell hooks, signet paperback, smoking, toni howardLeave a comment on 1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Fall 1942 issue

Fall 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 28, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags billyclub, c.k.m. scanlon, masked detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on Fall 1942 issue

November 1937 issue

November 1937

last of three issues

Posted on September 28, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags e. spence de puy, purple gang, special detective magazine, william edward hayes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

November 5, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hill

November 5, 1932

cover art by Lejaren Hill

Posted on September 28, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags erle stanley gardner, flynn's, tux, fred macisaac, lejaren hiller, h. bedford jones, j. allan dunn, lester leith, fiction detective weeklyLeave a comment on November 5, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hill

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