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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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January 1928 issue

January 1928

second of only five issues

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags black cat, cemetery, graveyard, howard thurston, skeleton, skull, tales of magic and mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1928 issue

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags frank bunce, hatchet, head dress, hector gavin grey, mystery adventure magazine, night club, norman saunders, richard tooker, steve fisher, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, pulp art, robert a. garron, skull and crossbones, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

April 13, 1929

cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, fist fight, george m. johnson, mounties, RCMP, victor rousseau, walter beach humphreyLeave a comment on April 13, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

July 1953

cover art by Lou Machetti

Posted on December 5, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, bullet holes, craig rice, ed mcbain, evan hunter, frank kane, fredric brown, lou marchetti, manhunt digest, pulp art, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

April 10, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 10, 1937

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, emeralds, emmett watson, fiction detective weekly, fred macisaac, jewels, pulp artLeave a comment on April 10, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, pulp art, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[post updated 4/18/24]

Posted on December 5, 2023April 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, pulp art, rafael desoto, robert c. dennis, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1933 issue

cover art by Delos Palmer

[post updated 11/17/25]

Format ImagePosted on December 5, 2023November 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags delos palmer, dime mystery book magazine, edgar wallace, kent meader, leslie t. white, pulp artLeave a comment on March 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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