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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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September 20, 1930 issue

September 20, 1930

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, edgar wallaceLeave a comment on September 20, 1930 issue

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

cover art reused from Detective Tales March 1936 issue

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, day keene, dime mystery magazine, idol, racist imagery, robert c. blackmon, russel gray, tom lovell, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, dagger, h.h. stinson, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by John H. Fay

Final Terror, Hunted Detective Story Magazine digest cover, August 1955
Oil on board, 23.375 x 16.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulpTags bryce walton, grant colby, hunted detective story magazine, john h. fay, john jakes, oil on board, stephen marlowe, telephone, trenchcoatLeave a comment on cover art by John H. Fay

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

[image updated 6/27/24]

Posted on April 29, 2024June 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags counterfeiting, FBI detective stories, feds, g-man, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for August 1938 Detective Novels

[updated 7/4/24]

Posted on April 29, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dungeon, johnston mcculley, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazine, walter sinclair1 Comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1945 issue

Summer 1945

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, blackjack, cosh, g. wayman jones, j. lane linklater, jewels, laboratoryLeave a comment on Summer 1945 issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

Speed Adventure Stories cover, November 1943
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags flood, h.j. ward, lew merrill, oil on canvas, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1952 issue

September 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, handcuffs, hunt collins, rooftop, sim albert, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 29, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags francis k. allan, hal k. wells, porthole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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