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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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Category: pulp

February 1942 issue

February 1942

cover art by Albert Fisher or Sam Cherry?

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2026September 1, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

1952 Graphic reissue

1952 Graphic reissue

Posted on September 19, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, paul whelton, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 Graphic reissue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1940

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on September 19, 2026September 8, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, delos palmer, stockings, telephoneLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Wilson

January 1935

cover art by George Wilson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, call box, george wilson, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Wilson

Spring 1942 issue

Spring 1942

Posted on September 18, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, masked detective magazine, saftey deposit box, torch, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1942 issue

December 1937 issue

December 1937

Posted on September 18, 2026August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank, dale clark, heist, mask, phantom detective magazine, shield, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on December 1937 issue

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

November 1933

cover art by John Falter

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 18, 2026August 15, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags jewel theft, john falter, master detective magazine, pearl necklace, wall safeLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

1961 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Stanley

1961 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2026September 11, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gil brewer, jungle, monarch paperback, robert stanleyLeave a comment on 1961 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Stanley

August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

August 15, 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on September 17, 2026August 29, 2026Categories aviation fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags erle stanley gardner, sidney riesenberg, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

1946 Avon reissue – cover art by Robert Cole

1946 Avon reissue

cover by Robert Cole

Posted on September 17, 2026August 30, 2026Categories aviation fiction, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, avon paperback, hercule poirotLeave a comment on 1946 Avon reissue – cover art by Robert Cole

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