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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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May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better cover than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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

April 4, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, clew, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, noose, wedding ringLeave a comment on April 4, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1946 issue

December 1946

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, don james, dorothy dunn, earl peirce, ken lewis, parker bonner, thorne lee, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags carroll john daly, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, noose, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, grim reaper, hollywood fiction, john l. benton, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, william g. bogartLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, erle stanley gardner, j.j. des ormeaux, parachuteLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1931

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags beheaded, cornell woolrich, g.t. fleming-roberts, idol, paul ernst, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags frederick c. painton, popular detective magazine, a. leslie ross, george bruce, decapitationLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

November 1935 Canadian issue

November 1935 – first Canadian issue

same cover art as the November US 1935 issue

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, canadian pulp, mystery, crime fictionTags maxwell hawkins, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, theodore a. tinsley, margie harris, sword, decapitationLeave a comment on November 1935 Canadian issue

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