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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 1934 issue

November 1934

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony field, bound, cobra, franklin h. martin, two-book detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1934 issue

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Gardner’s 53rd Lester Leith story

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, diamond, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, jewel, lester leith, monkeyLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

November 1938

cover art by David Berger

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cobra, david berger, flashlight, phantom detective magazine, staircaseLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

September 25, 1935 issue

September 25, 1935

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, detective story magazine, madeleine sharps buchanan, marion scott, tiger, warren kimseyLeave a comment on September 25, 1935 issue

March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

March 1931

cover art by Chris Schaare

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, chris schaare, cobra, gangster, gun molls magazine, underworldLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

September 1937 issue

September 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry kuttner, john h knox, snake, thrilling mystery magazine, turbanLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hound, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1932 issue

November 1932

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024August 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags allan k. echols, arthur j. burks, bat, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue

First and Only Issue, 1942

1942

first and only issue, made up of pieces from Five-Novels Monthly, 1936-37

Posted on May 30, 2024May 2, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags cockatoo, diamond, four aces magazine, jewel thief, s. gordon gurwitLeave a comment on First and Only Issue, 1942

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bound, flashlight, lifeboat, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, overboard, ronald flaggLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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