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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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June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hypodermic, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November-December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November-December 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, delos palmer, donald g. cormack, noose, racist imagery, russell gray, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November-December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1934

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dime mystery magazine, franklin h. martin, h.m. appel, james a. goldthwaite, john h. knox, lantern, walter baumhofer, wolf, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 4, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, bushwhack, eustace cockrell, frank richardson pierce, george rozen, mardo page, paul ernstLeave a comment on March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, robert a. garron, sombrero, spicy-adventure storiesLeave 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

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