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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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February 1938 issue

February 1938

cover art by Walter Darr?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 29, 2024November 13, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill kruger, franz le baron, scarlet adventuress, spencer edwards, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1938 issue

April-May 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April-May 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on November 28, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, bullet holes, complete gang novel magazine, lyman andersonLeave a comment on April-May 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

April 1932 issue

cover art by George B. Cutts

Posted on November 28, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black aces magazine, franklin h. martin, george b. cutts, george bruce, handcuffs, theodore a. tinsley, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 10/28/25]

Posted on November 28, 2024October 28, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags frank e. marks, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, paddy wagon, saucy movie tales, showgirlLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue

January 1939

Posted on November 27, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, sword, tuxLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 1943

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on November 27, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, graveyard, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

April 1944 issue

April 1944

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, j. lane linklater, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1944 issue

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, george rozenLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1961 Crest paperback reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories mystery, original art, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags dressing table, mirror, ngaio marsh, original art, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

1958 Rinehart hardcover, 1959 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by Victor Kalin

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

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