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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 Ernest Chiriacka

February 1942

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, christmas crime, ernest chiriacka, santa, talmage powellLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 25, 2024December 20, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags christmas, pete kuhlhoff, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 24, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on December 25, 2024April 25, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags adele luehrmann, charlotte dockstader, christmas crime, crimson clown, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, harrington strong, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, santaLeave a comment on December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

December 24, 1927

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on December 24, 2024December 20, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags christmas crime, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 24, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 22, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on December 24, 2024April 25, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, armstrong livingston, christmas crime, detective story magazine, flashlight, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, roy w. hinds, santaLeave a comment on December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 19, 1925 issue

December 19, 1925

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 24, 2024April 25, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, austin j. small, christmas crime, christmas tree, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, herman landon, paul ellsworth triem, santaLeave a comment on December 19, 1925 issue

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dame, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, donald g. cormack, handcuffs, rafael desoto, russell bender, trench coat, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1929 issue

November 1929

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags armitage trail, calvin johnston, charlton l. edholm, john h. thompson, poison, underworld magazineLeave a comment on November 1929 issue

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gambling fiction, h.l. parkhurst, private eye stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938 issue

October 1938

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/27/25]

Posted on December 23, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags carroll john daly, crime busters magazine, lester dent, theodore a. tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

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