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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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November 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1931

cover art by H.J. Ward – his first magazine cover

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete detective novel magazine, dagger, fiend, h.j. ward, john mcintyreLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, frances & richard lockridge, lugar, mr and mrs north, music mystery, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1938 issue

November 1938

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski, but Richard Lyon seems more likely

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cyril plunkett, ralph oppenheimLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, delos palmer, kenneth a. nelson, pirate, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, cornell woolrich, dagger, idol, malvin singer, robert sidney bowen, staircase, william edward hayesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art “repurposed” from April 1944 issue by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, herbert carter, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

June-July 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June-July 1930

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Posted on April 23, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. rutherford, gangsters, mobs magazine, perley poore sheehan, rackateer, underworld crimeLeave a comment on June-July 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, dagger, norman saunders, robert turner, ten detective aces magazine, wedding cakeLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938 issue

September 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, dagger, maurice tessler, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace detective magazine, donald g. cooley, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, red skullLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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