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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

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, dice, gambling fiction, skullLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bluebeard, daring detective magazine, poison, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February/March 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, stockingsLeave a comment on February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Glen Thomas

May 1936

cover art by Glen Thomas

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags glen thomas, real detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Glen Thomas

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

June 1938

cover art by William Dodge Stevens

better image than previously posted

[image updated 7/17/25]

Posted on November 3, 2024July 17, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags emerald, master detective magazine, william dodge stevensLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

June 1950 issue

June 1950

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

October 1943 issue

October 1943

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1934

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags harwood forsgren, real detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

July 1941 issue

July 1941

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp illustration, thugLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

July 1954 issue

July 1954

Posted on October 29, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, reward true crime cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1954 issue

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