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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 1941 issue

November 1941

Posted on August 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, fingerprints, g. wayman jones, telephone, thugLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags allen anderson, binoculars, flashlight, private detective stories, racist imagery, rooftop, spy, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

cover art by William Reusswig

August 15, 1929 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, fire escape, gordon young, lugar, rooftop, william reusswigLeave a comment on cover art by William Reusswig

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

May 1937

cover art by William Luberoff

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, don cameron, fire escape, john k. butler, rooftop, ten detective aces magazine, william e. luberoffLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on August 17, 2024July 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, john d. macdonald, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January-February 1939

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, axe, john howitt, john kobler, nat schachner, norvell w. page, strange detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, cyril plunkett, dagger, detective short stories magazine, henry treat sperry, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, kat schachner, roger torrey, shackled, stockings, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 10/30/25]

Posted on August 16, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, eye patch, g.t. fleming-roberts, john russell fearn, shackled, thrilling mystery magazine, zombieLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

December 1933

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, j. george janes, lester dent, paul chadwick, red hood, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cement overshoes, foundry, phantom detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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