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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/11/26]

Posted on June 28, 2024February 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags donald g. cooley, fedora, hal murray bonnett, pipe, sure-fire detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

second of just three issue

[image updated 6/30/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024June 30, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy novels magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1932 issue

February 1932

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edgar wallace, illustrated detective magazine, mary roberts rinehartLeave a comment on February 1932 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image of same cover

[cover updated 10/28/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024October 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fingerprints, nick carter magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

July 1930

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edgar franklin wittmack, frederick c. davis, high-spot magazine, laurence jordan, telephoneLeave a comment on July 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, detective novels magazine, femme fatale, fireplace, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, staircase, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, grandfather clock, rafael desoto, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

May 1943

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, emerald, green ice, modest stein, roger torreyLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 11, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

April 11, 1936

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, bruno hauptman, con man, detective fiction weekly, donald ross, flynn's, joseph mulvaney, lejaren hiller, lindbergh kidnapping, maxwell hawkins, ray cummings, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on April 11, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

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