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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 1950 issue ~ cover art by Mike McCann

February 1950

cover art by Mike McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, hollywood, michael mccannLeave a comment on February 1950 issue ~ cover art by Mike McCann

May 1951 issue

May 1951

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1951 issue

September-October 1950 – cover by Dan Zolnerowich

September-October 1950

cover by Dan Zolnerowich

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags crime detective comics, dan zolnerwich, pianoLeave a comment on September-October 1950 – cover by Dan Zolnerowich

1st issue, 1937

1st issue, 1937

“Edward S. Sullivan” is noted as a pen name of Walter B. Gibson

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, racist imagery, real police stories magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on 1st issue, 1937

March 1939 issue

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags counterfeiting, daring detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

May 1954 issue

May 1954

Posted on April 17, 2024January 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags police files magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1954 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

My Love Lies Cold!, Police Detective magazine cover, June 1953
Oil on board, 17 x 15 in. (sight)
Not signed

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags hooker, howell dodd, original art, police detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

December 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

1950 Detective Annual

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags 1950 detective annual, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, george grossLeave a comment on 1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1952 issue

May 1952

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

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