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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

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, wall safeLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1939

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2024May 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, norman saunders, prison guard, prison life storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942 issue

January 1942

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dice, grim reaper, special detective casesLeave a comment on January 1942 issue

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1931

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bank robbery, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1926 issue

July 1926

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags true detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1926 issue

April 1939 issue

April 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

March 1964 issue

March 1964

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags frank sinatra, pulp illustration, rat pack, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1964 issue

April 1960 issue – cover art by Carl Hantman

April 1960

cover art by Carl Hantman

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazine, pulp, true crimeTags carl hantman, hypodermic, lugar, real magazine, war crimeLeave a comment on April 1960 issue – cover art by Carl Hantman

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, delos palmer, femme fatale, handcuffs, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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