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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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Summer 1943 issue

Summer 1943

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, laboratoryLeave a comment on Summer 1943 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, acid, cobra, frederick c. davis, laboratory, leslie t. white, mad scientist, william e. barrettLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, frederick c. davis, john lawrence, laboratory, mad scientist, malvin singer, scalpel, skull, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939

cover art by Jerome Rozen

[cover updated 11/30/25

Posted on June 13, 2024November 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags feds, g-men magazine, hypodermic, jerome rozen, laboratory, mad scientistLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on June 13, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags ghoul, gorilla, laboratory, ray cummings, roger howard norton, rudolph zirm, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, joe archibald, laboratory, margie harris, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1939 issue

November 1939

Posted on June 13, 2024May 17, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags double-action detective magazine, laboratory, mad scientist, ray cummings, scalpel, stewart sterling, wilbur s. peacockLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 12, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chester brant, lone wolf detective magazine, norman saunders, paul adamsLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 12, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, electric chair, james a. kirch, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 12, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill cook, electric chair, gang magazine, richard e. conan, william h. stueber, william l. birdLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

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