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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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Winter 1942 issue

Winter 1942

Posted on July 26, 2026July 9, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, masked detective magazine, spy fictionLeave a comment on Winter 1942 issue

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, fucking nazis, john l. benton, lugar, monocle, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944 Canadian issue

April 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, francis k. allan, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1944 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, crime comic, mystery, espionage fictionTags joe archibald, flashlight, w.t. ballard, norman a. daniels, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

June 25th, 1945

cover art by A. R. Tilburne

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. hepburn, a.r. tilburne, achmed abdullah, map, short stories magazine, skull, w.m. raineLeave a comment on June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

August – September 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

August – September 1926

cover art by Andrew Bensen

Posted on July 25, 2026June 25, 2026Categories action fiction, aviation fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew bensen, arthur j. burks, bi plane, fist fight, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August – September 1926 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 25, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags firefighter, sabotage, william o'sullivanLeave a comment on November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 18, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 18, 1933

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on July 25, 2026July 6, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, bi plane, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on November 18, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 12, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 12, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 25, 2026June 22, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, frederick c. painton, george bruce, lawrence g. blochman, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1937 issue

June 1937

Posted on July 25, 2026July 8, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags douglas drew, george a. shaftel, top-notch magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

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