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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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January 1935 issue

January 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, edgar l. cooper, femme fatale, lugar, mirror, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1935 issue

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl g. hodges, carter sprague, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, john l. benton, mink stole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, curtiss t. gardner, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, black book detective, carroll john daly, g. wayman jones, johnston mcculley, norman a. daniels, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1938

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin h. johnston, dagger, dressing table, hugh clevely, mirror, r.s. lerch, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1942 issue

October 1942

Posted on June 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags dale clark, fredric brown, idol, popular detective magazine, walt bruce, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 issue

July 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

July 15, 1934

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, dime detective magazine, george harmon coxe, jewels, john howitt, maxwell a. hawkinds, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on July 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 16, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags kay keene, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 16, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags camera, detective novels magazine, john l. benton, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, telephone, windowLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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