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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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Category: mystery

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

November 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

[post updated 5/2/25]

Format ImagePosted on March 14, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, harold woolridge, henry lacossitt, hildegarde withers, james edward grant, mystery magazine, stuart palmer, vincent starrett, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 10/9/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024October 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags brass knuckles, carl rathjen, crack detective magazine, david x. manners, milton luros, nazi spy, original art, third degreeLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

March 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 13, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, jonathan stagge, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags j. lane linklater, norman saunders, philip ketchum, smoking, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Oil on board, 31 x 21in., signed lower left
January 1934, Alibi, premiere issue

[cover image updated 5/31/25]

Posted on March 12, 2024May 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags alibi magazine, blood trail, h.l. gates, lyman anderson, original art, samuel hopkins adamsLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/1/26]

Posted on March 12, 2024October 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, coffin, day keene, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, ghouls, rafael desotoLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1958 issue

December 1958

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags ed lacy, gerald r. kelly, lee hays, mercury mystery magazine, ruth doan, thomas millsteadLeave a comment on December 1958 issue

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on March 12, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, finest kind, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, moll, rackateer, tom lovellLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1947 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

March 1947

cover art by Lewis Trege

better image than previously posted

post updated 4/14/24

Posted on March 12, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags lewis trege, private detective storiesLeave a comment on March 1947 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

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