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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

July 4, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 4, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, john d. swain, staircaseLeave a comment on July 4, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags geoffrey north, h.j. ward, staircase, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, soldier, staircaseLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, rafael desoto, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941 issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags escaped con, exciting detective magazine, g.t. fleming-roberts, handcuffs, hugh clevelyLeave a comment on March 1941 issue

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, t.w. ford, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, laboratory, monkey, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

December 1929

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, axe, dragnet magazine, james howard leveque, john winter south, t.w. fordLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

[original art added 8/8/25]

Posted on July 11, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags h.j. ward, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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