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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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June 1934 issue

June 1934

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Posted on June 14, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, buried alive, cemetery, grave, lantern, lupton a. wilkinson, phantom detective magazine, robert h. leitfred, robert wallace, shovelLeave a comment on June 1934 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

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 7/8/26]

Posted on June 11, 2024July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, bloody fingerprints, jerome rozen, robert turner, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1943 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

May 1933 issue

May 1933 – third issue

cover art by Pete Costanza

[post updated 8/5/26]

Posted on June 11, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, g. wayman jones, george allan moffatt, pete costanza, phantom detective magazine, preston grady, voodooLeave a comment on May 1933 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 3/22/26]

Posted on June 10, 2024March 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/27/26]

Posted on June 8, 2024April 27, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, double cross, gambling fiction, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, lingerie, n. wooten poge, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941 issue

March 1941

cover art attributed to William Reusswig

[cover updated 10/2/26]

Posted on June 8, 2024October 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags ace of spades, grim reaper, henry kuttner, hooded, john h. knox, ray cummings, skull and crossbones, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1941 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

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