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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

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/8/25)

Posted on May 12, 2024May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dime detective magazine, john d. macdonald, norman saunders, sniper, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dentist, donald clough cameron, frank johnson, nurse, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 6/19/24]

Posted on May 11, 2024June 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags milton luros, operating room, silencer, thrilling detective magazine, victor gunnLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

Fall 1949 issue

Fall 1949

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, c.s. montanye, g. wayman jones, medical fiction, nurse, scalpelLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, mad scientist, norbert davis, nurse, rafael desoto, scalpel, wilbur s. peacock, william r. coxLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags finest kind, john l. benton, nurse, rudolph belarski, talmage powell, thrilling detective magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1944 issue

May 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, kidnap, nurse, nursery, private detective storiesLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

July 1938 issue

July 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 10, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags gun moll, true magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on July 1938 issue

April 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1951

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 10, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, george gross, gun moll, smoking, special detective magazine, women in prisonLeave a comment on April 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1936

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on May 10, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags femme fatale, harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, thelma todd, women in prisonLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

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