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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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August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dagger, detective tales magazine, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

April 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

April 1961

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on January 15, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles runyon, dick shelton, frank hardy, glenn canary, graveyard, les collins, lewis banci, manhunt magazine, paul fairmanLeave a comment on April 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, bullet hole, carroll john daly, cyril plunkett, david crewe, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, satan hall, skullLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, chloroform, frank johnson, john hawkins, joseph j. millard, paul ernst, rudolph belarski, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1956 issue

July 1956

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags matt christopher, smashing detective stories, william f. schwartzLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

watercolor and gouache on board, 14.875 x 12.375 in. (sight)
signed lower right

Ace Double D-469, 1960 – both covers

better image than previously posted

the flip side of this Ace Double paperback

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, rudy nappi, talmage powell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

3rd novel with Daniel Port, ex-Syndicate member

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, peter rabeLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

January 1952

cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags george allan england, h.l. parkhurst, jewel thief, short stories magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

September 1944 Canadian issue

September 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, carroll john daly, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1944 Canadian issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, rafael desoto, richard essex, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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