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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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July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crack detective stories, ken lewis, laboratory, robert c. dennis, s.i. richin, skull, witchLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

October 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

October 1, 1930

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, arthur o. friel, f.r. buckley, h. bedford-jones, hubert rogers, hugh pendexter, l. patrick greene, pith helmet, r.v. geryLeave a comment on October 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[images updated 4/28/25]

Posted on June 30, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, jack bradley, nurse, poison, rafael desoto, ray bradburyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

April 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, david x. manners, ernest chiriacka, jewel thief, x-rayLeave a comment on April 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

January 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jon Whitcomb

January 1, 1938

cover art by Jon Whitcomb

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, joke, magazine, mystery, pulpTags collier's magazine, jon whitcomb, lipstick, octavus roy cohen, owen p. whiteLeave a comment on January 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jon Whitcomb

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

August 1935

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags conrad gerson, donald barr chidsey, george a. mcdonald, ghoul, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, richard e. wormser, star detective magazine, stockings, windowLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 6, 1935 issue

July 6, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. norton, boobytrap, bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george harmon coxeLeave a comment on July 6, 1935 issue

November 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags camera, famous detective stories, night club, richard deming, tuxLeave a comment on November 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1955, second issue

1955, second issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags creighton williams, dame, double-action detective magazine, margaret manners, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1955, second issue

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024February 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, harold f. sorensen, norman saunders, ralph powersLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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