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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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November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald dale, frederick c. davis, henry treat sperry, j.w. scott, mad scientist, mystery tales magazine, norman a. daniels, omar gwinn, raymond whetstoneLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 3, 1941 issue

May 3, 1941 issue

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles boswell, cornell woolrich, demon, detective fiction weekly, devil, pulp art, william brandonLeave a comment on May 3, 1941 issue

Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1939

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony morton, dame, evening wear, femme fatale, mystery novel, robert george dean, skull, smoking, top hat, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1945 Canadian issue

June 1945 Canadian edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023April 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, dagger, laboratory, merle constinerLeave a comment on June 1945 Canadian issue

November 1954 issue

November 1954

first of only two issues

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags fletcher flora, frank ward, hal ellson, jack webb, menace magazine, richard deming, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on November 1954 issue

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

April 1930

cover by Charles R. Chickering

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on December 14, 2023January 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags charles r. chickering, detective book magazine, edgar wallace, safe crack, yeggLeave a comment on April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags baseball fiction, dagger, norman saunders, northwest fiction, skeleton, sports fiction, variety detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Summer 1933 debut issue

Summer 1933

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, f.g. eberhard, laboratory, mad scientist, tracy webb, two-book detective magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1933 debut issue

April 1938 issue

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags laboratory, lew merrill, mad scientist, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

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