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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

December 1931 issue ~ cover art by L. Fried

December 1931

cover art by L. Fried

Posted on December 18, 2024December 3, 2024Categories pulp, true crimeTags l. fried, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on December 1931 issue ~ cover art by L. Fried

1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, bullet holes, dame, heist, mollLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/21/25]

Posted on December 15, 2024May 21, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags george gross, line-up detective, moll, stockings, wanted posterLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

July 1939

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, harwood forsgren, headline detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

the Black Dahlia

FBI archives

Posted on December 13, 2024December 2, 2024Categories true crimeTags elizabeth short, LAPD, the black dahlia, wanted posterLeave a comment on the Black Dahlia

November 1939 issue

November 1939

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headline detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

October 1949 issue

October 1949

cover art by Michael McCann?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on October 1949 issue

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

July 1934

cover art by John Falter

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags electric chair, john falter, master detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

July 1941 issue

July 1941

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cocktail, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

December 1947 issue

December 1947

cover art by Michael McCann?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 9, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccannLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

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