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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

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

June 1932

cover art by Joseph Doolin

[cover updated 6/8/25]

Posted on January 29, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all star detective stories, fire escape, jack heil, joseph doolin, tom curryLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dalton stevens, san quentin, true detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, jade, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #2 (DC, 1937)

cover art by Creig Flessel

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags creig flessel, dc comics, detective comics, thugLeave a comment on 1937 Detective Comics #2 ~ cover art by Creig Flessel

December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

December 1955

cover art by Joe Orlando

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime illustrated, joe orlando, johnny craigLeave a comment on December 1955 issue ~ cover art by Joe Orlando

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

April 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackjack, cosh, dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, police detective casesLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

1957 Crest paperback original ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1957 Crest paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, crest paperback, williams forrestLeave a comment on 1957 Crest paperback original ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, pocket detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

1957 Pocket reissue

cover art by Clyde Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clyde ross, pocket paperback, richard ellingtonLeave a comment on 1957 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Clyde Ross

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