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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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April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, william r. coxLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1939 issue

June 1939

“This issue’s H. J. Ward cover is an altered version of his cover for the April 1938 issue.”

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, robert a. garron, sombrero, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, horse racing, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

September 10, 1922

cover art by James McKell

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, james mckell, sheriff, talbot mundy, thomson burtisLeave a comment on September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

September 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

September 15, 1934

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dime detective magazine, frederick nebel, john howitt, sickle, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on September 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, g-men, kidnap, richard demingLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, o.b. myers, ray p. shotwell, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

1936 Lippincott hardcover

1936 Lippincott hardcover

“First Edition. ‘New York bibliophile visits the back room of Sewell’s Bookstore one evening and death strikes him down. The police arrive and discover that there is a book worth $100,000 missing.’ Uncommon bibliomystery.”

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories hardcover, mystery, pulpTags bibliomystery, bookshop, carolyn wells, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on 1936 Lippincott hardcover

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, james p. olsen, johnston mcculley, robert h. rohde, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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