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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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February 1942 Canadian issue

February 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.v. tench, dare-devil detective stories, denis plimmerLeave a comment on February 1942 Canadian issue

April 20, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 20, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christopher b. booth, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on April 20, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, horse stables, norman saunders, talmage powellLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art repurposed from British edition of Black Mask December 1951

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black mask detective, detective tales magazine, norman saunders, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, lantern, murray leinster, smashing detective stories, spiderweb, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

August 1935 issue

August 1935

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/24/26]

Posted on February 1, 2025May 29, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags saucy, sizzling detective mysteries, tommygunLeave a comment on August 1935 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, electric chair, james a. kirch, norman saunders, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1943 issue

March 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, mystery magazine, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, lugar, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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