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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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Fall 1952 issue

Fall 1952

cover art attributed to J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags 5 detective novels magazine, day keene, frederick c. davis, negligee, stewart sterling, talmage powell, william gaultLeave a comment on Fall 1952 issue

May 1, 1940 issue

May 1, 1940

Posted on January 9, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crystal ball, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on May 1, 1940 issue

December 1940 issue

December 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, frank johnson, john l. bentonLeave a comment on December 1940 issue

February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 18, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated, title page added 1/15/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024January 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, garter, h.j. ward, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Rollin Crampton

January 1931

cover art by Rollin Crampton

Posted on January 7, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace williams, gangster, grenade, irving stone, joe archibald, rollin crampton, underworld magazine, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Rollin Crampton

March 8, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 8, 1924

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on January 7, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags detective story magazine, jail, john a. coughlin, marshall, oscar schisgall, sheriffLeave a comment on March 8, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1933 issue

November 1933

Posted on January 6, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allan k. echols, earl w. scott, g. wayman jones, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1933 issue

November 1945 issue

November 1945

better image than previously posted

[image updated and title page added 1/18/24]

Posted on January 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art mystery, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1945 issue

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