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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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May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 18, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, handcuffs, john hawkins, rafael desoto, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

May 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 18, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, call box, mammoth detective magazine, william p. mcgivernLeave a comment on May 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

March 1934

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, edgar franklin wittmack, hooded, james perley hughes, tommygun, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, hooded, norbert davis, skull, tom lovell, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, bound, mystery magazine, norman saunders, norvell page, theodore tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1948 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 26, 2013

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Harold McCauley

November 1946

cover art by Harold McCauley

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags harold w. mccauley, mammoth detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Harold McCauley

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

October 1931

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert richard wetjen, fred craft, knife fight, peter landis, the popular magazine, thomson burtisLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dame, detective short stories magazine, moll, motorcycle, norman saunders, robert c. blackmon, russell grayLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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