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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

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, norman saunders, robert martin, t.w. fordLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Summer 1953

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, darkroom, e. hoffmann price, norman a. daniels, philip weck, samuel cherry, w.t. ballard, william hopsonLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, clues detective stories, e. hoffmann price, sword, tom lovell, turbanLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

January 1937

cover art by Richard Cardiff

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, finest kind, richard cardiffLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

November 1947

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, roderick lull, samuel cherry, shad collins, talmage powell, thug, wanted poster, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 12, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, morgue, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

cover art by Leo Morey

November 1945

[updated 2/26/25 with original art]

Posted on April 12, 2024February 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags courtroom, crack detective stories, leo morey, lugar, marvin ryerson, russell gray, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1944 issue

November 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, jewel thief, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, handcuffs, spicy detective stories, staircaseLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1956 issue

October 1956

better image than previously posted

[post updated 3/31/25 and 4/29/25]

Posted on April 12, 2024April 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags donald bayne hobart, edward d. hoch, famous detective storiesLeave a comment on October 1956 issue

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