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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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1940 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1940 Dell mapback

1940 Morrow hardcover

10th whodunnit with Sir Henry Merrivale

cover art by Gerald Gregg

Posted on December 18, 2023December 12, 2023Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags carter dickson, gerald gregg, hatchet, henry merrivale, john dickson carr, mapback, whodunnitLeave a comment on 1940 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 8, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, jewel thief, john lawrence, pulp art, richard sale, top hat, wall safeLeave a comment on July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

January 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[updated 5/6/24 and 10/20/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023October 20, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags blaine, dagger, deep sea diver, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, sharkLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 18, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, eric howard, j. lane linklater, norman saunders, omar gwinn, taxi, the angel detective magazine, totem pole, william edward hayesLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1956 Avon

cover art by Ray Johnson

short stories

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2023December 12, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags avon paperback, leslie charteris, ray johnson, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1938

First issue of six, later becoming Gangland Detective Stories

better image than previously posted

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on December 17, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, bruce bryan, cosh, e. hoffmann price, margie harris, ten story detective magazine, tom lovellLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas, 29 x 21 in., Signed lower left

better image than previously post

[updated with original art, 3/5/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, justin case, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 21, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alcatraz, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philips, paul ernst, richard wormser, tommygunLeave a comment on January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 2, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 2, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/25/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023April 25, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cocktails, coulrophobia, crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, killer clownLeave a comment on May 2, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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