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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

July 1945 issue

July 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags geoffrey north, private detective storiesLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

March 1949 issue

March 1949

cover art by Michael McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags call girl, dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

February-March 1937

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art nelson, bound, detective action stories, john l. chambliss, walter ripperger, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

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

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2025March 19, 2026Categories 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

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