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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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January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on May 21, 2024January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, death ray, ghoul, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallaceLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 20, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, cocktail, dagger, g-men, henry kuttner, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1939 issue

April 1939

[cover updated 4/30/26]

Posted on May 18, 2024April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

cover art attributed to Robert Stanley

[cover updated 3/1/25]

[cover and title page updated 4/28/25]

Posted on May 17, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, detective tales magazine, henry w. norton, john d. macdonald, parker bonner, pearl necklace, robert stanley, w.t. ballard, william r. coxLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

August 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 25, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

[cover updated 4/212/26]

Posted on May 17, 2024April 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anthony rud, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, john a. coughlin, skeleton, smoking, tuxLeave a comment on August 25, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1932 issue ~ cover by Lyman Anderson

November 1932

cover by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/27/24]

Posted on May 13, 2024October 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags c.b. mccray, h.f. caskey, lyman anderson, underworld magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover by Lyman Anderson

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/8/25)

Posted on May 12, 2024May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dime detective magazine, john d. macdonald, norman saunders, sniper, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 6/19/24]

Posted on May 11, 2024June 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags milton luros, operating room, silencer, thrilling detective magazine, victor gunnLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags finest kind, john l. benton, nurse, rudolph belarski, talmage powell, thrilling detective magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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