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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

April-May 1954 issue – cover art by Stan. Campbell

April-May 1954

cover art by Stan. Campbell

November 23, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime and justice comic, stan campbellLeave a comment on April-May 1954 issue – cover art by Stan. Campbell

1950 Graphic reissue

1949 Simon hardcover

1950 Graphic reissue

December 04, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, graphic paperback, john roeburt, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1950 Graphic reissue

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

November 27, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, gold medal paperback, milton k. ozakiLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1959 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Darrell Greene

aka Hank Searls

1959 Pocket paperback original

cover art by Darrell Greene

November 27, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darrell greene, hank searls, lee costigan, pocket paperback, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1959 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Darrell Greene

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1932 – second of only two issues published

“this rare pulp re-packages contents from ‘Gang World'”

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 21, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue steel magazine, courtroom, j.r. murphy, t.t. flynn, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

The Tin Ear x 2

1952 Merit paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom edition

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.j. collins, dame, femme fatale, merit paperback, phantom paperback, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Tin Ear x 2

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

1963 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1963 Avon paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

the bullet hole in the fedora is a nice touch…

November 26, 2013

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bullet hole, dame, femme fatale, jay flynn, robert maguire, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1963 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

February 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, mask, startling detective adventures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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