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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 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags harold q. masur, lawrence treat, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.l. parkhurst, sadist, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1941 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective stories, dagger, dummy, finest kind, magician, robert c. dennis, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

Summer 1950 issue

Summer 1950

better image than previously posted

Brown’s “The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches” published as a book by Dell in 1951

Posted on April 15, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags case of the dancing sandwiches, fredric brown, john d. macdonald, mystery book magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1950 issue

September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

September 1964

cover art by Chacopino

Posted on April 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, jacques pendower, nigel morland, rex dolphin, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

February 1961 issue

February 1961

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags c.b. gilford, manhunt magazine, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1961 issue

May 1931 issue

Oil on canvas, 40 x 28 in.
Initialed lower right

May 1931 issue

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags oil on canvas, scotland yard, telephone, tux, william reusswigLeave a comment on May 1931 issue

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

January 1945

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, dan keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, gloria stoll, mailbox, richard dermody, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1937

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, john a. coughlin, reward poster, william chamberlainLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

April 1938

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024August 25, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags captain satan, malvin singer, william o'sullivanLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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