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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

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 1/6/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1, 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, james stevens, ted copp, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

December 1, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert (aka C.C. Beall)

Posted on March 2, 2024April 4, 2024Categories adventure, anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, black magic, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoe, voodooLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dane gregory, delos palmer, dime mystery magazine, norvell w. page, smugglingLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Ed Moritz

Lilies For the Bride, 1957
Oil on board, 26 x 19in.
Signed lower center-left
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, December, 1957

Posted on March 2, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, ed moritz, femme fatale, mike shayne mystery magazine, rufus king, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Ed Moritz

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on March 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags q. patrick, rudolph belarski, skull, spiderweb, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, railroad fiction, the avenger magazine, train fictionLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

Fall 1953 issue

Fall 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dorothy dunn, mark reed, r. van taylor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on Fall 1953 issue

March 1950 issue

better image than previously posted      

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, women in crimeLeave a comment on March 1950 issue

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jungle queen, leopard, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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