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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

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

November 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

[post updated 5/2/25]

Format ImagePosted on March 14, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, harold woolridge, henry lacossitt, hildegarde withers, james edward grant, mystery magazine, stuart palmer, vincent starrett, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, true detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 10/9/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024October 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags brass knuckles, carl rathjen, crack detective magazine, david x. manners, milton luros, nazi spy, original art, third degreeLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

March 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 13, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, jonathan stagge, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags j. lane linklater, norman saunders, philip ketchum, smoking, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by C.E. Dameron

February 1932

cover art by C.E. Dameron

Posted on March 13, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.e. dameron, gun molls magazine, perry paul, robert sproule, stuart palmer, taxi, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by C.E. Dameron

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Oil on board, 31 x 21in., signed lower left
January 1934, Alibi, premiere issue

[cover image updated 5/31/25]

Posted on March 12, 2024May 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags alibi magazine, blood trail, h.l. gates, lyman anderson, original art, samuel hopkins adamsLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, coffin, day keene, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, ghouls, rafael desotoLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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