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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

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

April 1937

cover art by Richard Cardiff

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, richard cardiffLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Cardiff

cover art by Stockton Mulford

February 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories finest kind, hardcover, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags lingerie, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on cover art by Stockton Mulford

Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

top two faces on the left side were by Joe Kubert

cover art by Renaldo Epworth

1945 Private Detective Stories

1947Avon Murder Mystery Monthly reissue, # 45

Posted on August 3, 2024April 2, 2026Categories crime comic, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags avon digest, edgar wallace, flashlight, murder mystery monthly, police line up, renaldo epworthLeave a comment on Police Line-Up #3 (Avon, 1952)

June 1940 – premiere issue

June 1940 – premiere issue

Posted on August 3, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags bound, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1940 – premiere issue

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags chains, front page detective, shackledLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

cover art by Jack Kirby

Headline Comics #27 (Prize, 1947) Jack Kirby cover.

Posted on August 2, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dame, FBI, headline comics, jack kirby, mollLeave a comment on cover art by Jack Kirby

September 1945 issue

September 1945

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, vital detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1945 issue

November 1949 issue

November 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags confidential detective cases, dame, moll, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

March 1938 issue

March 1938

Posted on July 31, 2024July 4, 2024Categories magazine, men's magazine, pulp, true crimeTags skull and crossbones, true magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

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