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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

1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, cocktail, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, robert mcginnis, smokingLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

March 1934

cover art by Marland Stone

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, marland stone, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, richard sale, rudolph belarski, samuel taylor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on June 20, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, fredric brown, jewels, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

2 x Bystanders

1959 Ace Double paperback original

1960 Digit British edition

Posted on June 20, 2025June 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, digit paperback, gems, mike brettLeave a comment on 2 x Bystanders

June 1955 issue

June 1955

cover art by Milton Luros?

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 20, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, eugene pawley, famous detective stories, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1955 issue

September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 18, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 20, 2025June 7, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, diamond, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on September 18, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1954 issue

February 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bank heist, charles beckman, don james, fifteen detective stories magazine, ted strattonLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

July-August 1948 issue – cover art by Dan Zolnerowich

July-August 1948 issue

cover art by Dan Zolnerowich

November 03, 2013

Posted on June 19, 2025June 5, 2025Categories crime comic, pulpTags cash, crime detective comics, dan zolnerwich, heistLeave a comment on July-August 1948 issue – cover art by Dan Zolnerowich

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