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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

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags benton braden, berkeley gray, dagger, ghost, jerome rozen, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

February 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood, clifford benton, ghoul, mug shot, nickel detective magazine, s. gordon gurwitLeave a comment on February 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony parsons, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, lee e. wells, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, norman saunders, prison guard, prison life storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1935 – premiere issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1935 – premiere issue

cover art by George Gross

[image updated 6/29/24]

Posted on May 26, 2024June 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags beulah poynter, g.t. fleming-roberts, george gross, james duncan, mystery novels magazine, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on January 1935 – premiere issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

February 1930

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, real detective tales and mystery stories, shoot out, snowLeave a comment on February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, third degreeLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags headquarters detective magazine, james perley hughes, lugar, norman a. daniels, rafael desotoLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, mirror, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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