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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 1940 issue

March 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott?

[images updated 5/2/25]

Posted on January 27, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, branding, brent north, don graham, mystery tales magazine, queen, red circle, red hood, tortureLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

May 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 27, 2024December 26, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags michael mccann, mirror, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

January 1930

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 27, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, armitage trail, dragnet magazine, hanged, kennie macdowd, noose, richard credicott, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

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

October 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on January 27, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bombing, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

December 1936

cover art by Alvin Pearson

[image updated 1/6/24]

Posted on January 26, 2024January 6, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[image updated 3/5/25]

Posted on January 26, 2024March 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags circus, coulrophobia, d.l. champion, double detective magazine, killer clown, lugar, monkey, richard sale, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, bound, double-action detective magazine, h.m. appel, j.w. scott, noose, trap doorLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Meagher

November 1936

cover art by Fred Meagher

second of only two issues

Posted on January 26, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, dan dunn detective magazine, fred meagherLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Meagher

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, hypodermic, kenneth robeson, lester dent, modest stein, terrorLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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