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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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February 1930 issue

February 1930

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, bill mcgreavy, gangster, tom roan, underworld magazine, william ward wiliamsLeave a comment on February 1930 issue

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

May 1930

cover art by Don Hewitt

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags burt stokes, detective dragnet magazine, don hewitt, eugene a. clancy, irving stone, kennie macdowd, thug, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2024May 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, moll, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, safe crack, woman with a gun, yeggLeave a comment on July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, ghost super-detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1934 issue ~ cover by John Howitt

May 1934

cover by John Howitt

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, chained, clues detective stories, harry lynch, john howitt, shackled, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover by John Howitt

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete stories magazine, frederick nebel, tom lovellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, cat fight, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective stories, thug, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

March-April 1938

cover art by Malvin Singer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 30, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, dale dev. kier, FBI, feds, malvin singer, paul ernstLeave a comment on March-April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

April 1946

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, dame, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, glenn low, lipstick, tuxLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 29, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, branding, hooded, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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