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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 1932 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

February 1932

cover art by Hubert Rogers

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective story magazine, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, lester leithLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

May 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beach, detective story magazine, hawaiian fiction, m.i.h. rogersLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

cover art repurposed from Thrilling Detective, December 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024January 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, joe archibald, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph zirm, skeleton, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1937 issue

April 1937

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.h. stinson, handcuffs, steve fisher, ten detective aces magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, trenchcoatLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

the only issue published

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

May 1947 issue

May 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, bloody fingerprints, detective novel magazine, q. patrickLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1950

cover art by George Gross repurposed from Fall 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags betty cummings, dame, detective book magazine, george gross, joe barry, john d. macdonald, john starrLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

June 1946

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, lingerie, mammoth mystery magazine, mirror, ray n. wallLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

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