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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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Category: mystery

June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 10, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, frederick c. davis, gas mask, judson p. philips, tommygunLeave a comment on June 10, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 1943 issue

February 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, axe, convict, dagger, david crewe, g.t. fleming-roberts, noose, philip ketchum, poison, sword, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1943 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, fire escape, george a. mcdonald, j.w. scott, lee fredericks, rooftop, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, dale clark, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygunLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January-February 1938 issue

January-February 1938

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, detective novels magazine, gerald verner, staircaseLeave a comment on January-February 1938 issue

July 1959 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

July 1959

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dagger, dame, dick shelton, femme fatale, finest kind, john c. fleming, lois eby, mike shayne mystery magazine, private eyeLeave a comment on July 1959 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

June 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

June 1930 : premiere issue

cover art by Jno Ruger

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, henry leverage, hugo gernsback, hypodermic, jno ruger, ralph milne farley, s.p. meek, syringeLeave a comment on June 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

February 11, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, courier, fred macisaac, motorcycle copLeave a comment on February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

July 1940

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, donald g. cormack, john howitt, r.s. lerch, strange detective mysteries, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on April 30, 2024November 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, earl w. scott, h.j. ward, ken cooper, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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