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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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December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, curtiss t. gardner, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1942 issue

July 1942

better image than previously posted

[updated 9/20/24]

Posted on June 14, 2024September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags dagger, francis k. allan, fredric brown, grim reaper, lantern, sarcophagus, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, walt sheldon, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939

cover art by Jerome Rozen

[cover updated 11/30/25

Posted on June 13, 2024November 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags feds, g-men magazine, hypodermic, jerome rozen, laboratory, mad scientistLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cleve f. adams, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Summer 1932 – premiere issue

Summer 1932

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[updated 1/4/26]

Posted on June 8, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, edgar wallace, john stephen strange, mystery novels magazine, van wyck masonLeave a comment on Summer 1932 – premiere issue

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[image updated 6/9/24]

Posted on June 7, 2024June 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, byron dalrymple, foundry, norman a. daniels, norman saundersLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on June 7, 2024November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags bound, carl moore, delos palmer, spicy mystery stories, tortureLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, furnace, ken lewis, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on June 7, 2024November 18, 2025Categories adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags branding, brant house, original art, secret agent x detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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