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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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March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art “repurposed” from April 1944 issue by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, herbert carter, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

June-July 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June-July 1930

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Posted on April 23, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. rutherford, gangsters, mobs magazine, perley poore sheehan, rackateer, underworld crimeLeave a comment on June-July 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, dagger, norman saunders, robert turner, ten detective aces magazine, wedding cakeLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938 issue

September 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, dagger, maurice tessler, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace detective magazine, donald g. cooley, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, red skullLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1941 issue

September 1941

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, roulette, tuxLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

September 1947 Canadian edition

September 1947 Canadian edition

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover from the May 1947 US edition, the only difference being the month listed at the top

[post updated 6/29/30

Posted on April 22, 2024June 29, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, handcuffs, moll, norman saunders, robert c. dennisLeave a comment on September 1947 Canadian edition

July 27, 1935 issue

July 27, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, john h. knox, lejaren hiller, lugar, ray cummingsLeave a comment on July 27, 1935 issue

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, ken cooper, lingerie, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Summer 1949 issue

Summer 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, handcuffs, lawrence goldman, mystery novel, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue

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