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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

January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

January 1953

cover art by Onzi Brown

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, laboratory, onzi brown, true detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories finest kind, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, hookers, line-up detective, paddy wagon, prostitute, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1930s

1930s

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags exposed magazineLeave a comment on 1930s

December 1936 issue

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags anna martin, gun moll, startling detective adventures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1936 issue

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earl K. Bergey

June 1939

cover art by Earl K. Bergey

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags earle k. bergey, negligee, real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earl K. Bergey

December 1951, issue #2

December 1951, issue #2

Posted on January 17, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags bonnie parker, gangsters and gun molls comic, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1951, issue #2

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

January 1943

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025December 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, true crime, updatedTags american detective fact cases, dagger, delos palmerLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1939 issue

December 1939

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, horse racingLeave a comment on December 1939 issue

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags broadway, cigarette holder, dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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