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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

January 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1933

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, dime mystery book magazine, edgar wallace, joseph gollomb, laboratory, mad scientist, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on January 1933 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, parachute, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 29, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dalton stevens, ghost stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

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Posted on January 29, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1948 issue

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake?

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, bullet holes, chained, d.l. champion, dime mystery magazine, frederick c. davis, Joseph W. Dunn, shackled, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1948 issue

January 1941 issue

January 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags laboratory, mad scientist, norvell w. page, skull, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

January 1943

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on January 29, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, dale clark, emile c. tepperman, k.s.l. stone, kenneth robeson, telephone, william timminsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024January 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags blackjack, bound, cosh, norman saunders, ralph powers, sap, variety detective magazine, william e. langfordLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cosh, dagger, double detective magazine, femme fatale, john k. butler, rudolph belarski, sap, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 28, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, g.t. fleming-roberts, graveyard, norman saunders, shovel, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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