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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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July 1939 issue

July 1937

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on January 16, 2024July 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags black book detective, jewel, lloyd llewell, lugar, shoulder holster, tuxLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on January 16, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags john ryan, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Sokoli

Posted on January 16, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.c. butler, private detective, robert turnerLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

June 1939 issue

June 1939

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on January 16, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective novels magazine, edmund snell, john l. bentonLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, detective tales magazine, emerson graves, finest kind, george bruce, george shaftel, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, p[aul ernst, tom lovell, top hat, trench coatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

[image updated 5/2/24]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 1948 issue

March 1948

better image than previously posted

first of three published issues – the fourth was never released

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, dagger, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, shock magazine, skeleton, treasureLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

September 12, 1936 issue

September 12, 1936

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, earl w. scott, fred macisaac, handcuffs, johnston mcculley, l. ron hubbard, norbert davisLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

March 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, detective action stories, edward parrish ware, frederick nebel, j. allan dunn, j. lane linklater, william reusswigLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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