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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

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 21, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, cigarette holder, dame, howell dodd, moll, shoulder holster, smokingLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

October 1938 issue

October 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens??

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags benton braden, john h. knox, kay krausse, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

Dillinger’s armory

September 18, 2013

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories gangster, true crimeTags john dillinger, tommygunLeave a comment on Dillinger’s armory

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

August 1940

cover art by A.R. McCowen

Posted on February 11, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags a.r. mccowen, dame, night club, true detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by A.R. McCowen

August 1934 issue

August 1934

Posted on February 11, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags clyde barrow, john dillinger, startling detective adventures, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on August 1934 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Format ImagePosted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, delos palmer, headline detective magazine, mirrorLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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