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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: true crime

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

October 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 27, 2013

Posted on April 21, 2025March 15, 2025Categories hardcover, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags fred rodewald, moll, police detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 20, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1962 issue

Format ImagePosted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories true crimeTags circus, coulrophobia, dagger, killer clown, official detective storiesLeave a comment on May 1962 issue

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

June 1942

cover art by Peter Driben

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, garters, peter driben, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Rudy Nappi

March 1952

cover art by Rudy Nappi

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, fishnets, moll, rudy nappi, smoking, women in crimeLeave a comment on March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Rudy Nappi

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on April 17, 2025April 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dagger, dame, garter, moll, stockings, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

September 25, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, gagged, john falter, master detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

cover art by Howell Dodd

Howell Dodd (American, 1910-2005)
Captive, probable True Crime magazine cover
gouache on board, 18 x 13 in. (sight)
Not signed

May 1950 issue

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags bound, howell dodd, smash detective casesLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

September 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

cover art imitated by Al Rossi for 1959 Beacon paperback original

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags al rossi, beacon paperback, bound, fred rodewald, orrie hitt, true crime casesLeave a comment on September 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

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