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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 1946 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

February 1946

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags baffling detective fact cases, j. george janes, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

November 1935

cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags american detective fact cases, arthur ray mccowen, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Arthur Ray McCowen

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1941

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, handcuffs, headline detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Robert Gibson Jones

September 1946

cover art by Robert Gibson Jones

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, mammoth detective magazine, robert gibson jones, wade miller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by Robert Gibson Jones

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

January 1941

cover art by Coughlin (John A. Coughlin?)

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1944

cover art by Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur mann, bound, crack detective stories, leo morey, mel watt, pearl necklace, robert turner, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags big-book detective magazine, casket, ray p. shotwell, robert s. bowen, russell gray, t.t. flynn, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

May 1944

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, bruno fischer, flashlight, graveyard, mammoth mystery magazine, tombstoneLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1951

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed for the January 1952 UK edition of Black Mask

Posted on April 28, 2025April 26, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, black mask magazine, casket, detective tales magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, eye patch, robert bloch, samuel cherry, talmage powellLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

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