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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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October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

[image updated 9/21/24]

Posted on January 17, 2024September 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, fiend, j. allan dunn, mad scientist, paul ernst, ray cummings, red hot poker, rudolph zirm, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

July 1939 issue

July 1937

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on January 16, 2024July 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags black book detective, jewel, lloyd llewell, lugar, shoulder holster, tuxLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

June 1939 issue

June 1939

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on January 16, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective novels magazine, edmund snell, john l. bentonLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

[image updated 5/2/24]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1948 issue

March 1948

better image than previously posted

first of three published issues – the fourth was never released

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, dagger, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, shock magazine, skeleton, treasureLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

December 1933

cover art by Victor Julius

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/22/24 and 10/29/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024October 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, poison, saucyLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Victor Julius

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cliff howe, lone wolf detective magazine, mirror, mug shot, norman saunders, ralph powersLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1932 issue

May 1932

[image updated 4/29/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags c.b. yorke, gangster, journalism fiction, newspaper fiction, robert w. sneddon, smoking, thugLeave a comment on May 1932 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1947 issue

March 1947

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/2/25]

Posted on January 6, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, andrew holt, dame, femme fatale, new detective magazine, robert turner, thorne lee, todhunter ballard, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1947 issue

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