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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

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

September 1940

cover art by David Berger

[image updated 10/23/25]

Posted on May 1, 2025October 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags david berger, inside detective magazine, keyholeLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

November 1940

cover art by David Berger

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags david berger, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

July 1946 issue – with a great back cover

July 1946

and, on the back cover – quite an offer

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags baffling detective fact casesLeave a comment on July 1946 issue – with a great back cover

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1934

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 1, 2025May 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags delos palmer, real detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1950 UK issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

January 1950 UK issue

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

same cover art and month as the US edition

Posted on May 1, 2025April 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime comic, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dressing table, herb smith, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on January 1950 UK issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

January 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on April 30, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pearl necklace, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

Oil on stretched canvas, 15 x 11 in., not signed

August 1936 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, oil on canvas, telephone, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1938

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on April 30, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1944

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on April 30, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, front page detective, telephoneLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

Summer 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

Summer 1943

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on April 29, 2025May 29, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, crime detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

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