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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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July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on December 6, 2023April 29, 2026Categories 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

April 1937 issue

April 1937

cover art attributed to John Drew

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, femme fatale, pulp art, walter ripperger, widowLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

October 1940 issue

October 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, double-action detective magazine, frank kerr, james rourke, jewel thief, max rand, paul selonke, pulp art, wall safeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

January 1935 issue

January 1935 issue

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arrow, clues detective stories, james h.s. moynahan, pulp art, targetLeave a comment on January 1935 issue

February 1938 issue

February 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/20/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole field, brent north, dagger, garter, pulp art, racist imagery, red circle magazine, star detective magazine, stockings, walter walker, william r. cox, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1938 issue

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