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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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August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

August 1925

cover art by R. James Stuart

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on May 21, 2024June 10, 2026Categories action fiction, fantasy, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags arthur j. burks, dragon, george allan england, r. james stuart, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Format ImagePosted on May 21, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, ghoul, motor boat, phantom detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Posted on May 18, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags grim reaper, leo hoban, norbert davis, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skullLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1942

cover art by George Gross

cover art re-purposed for Spring 1950 issue

[Fall 42 cover updated 7/3/26]

Posted on May 17, 2024July 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective book magazine, george gross, gypsy rose lee, joe barryLeave a comment on Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

March 1943

cover art by William Timmins

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 8/11/26]

Posted on May 17, 2024August 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags clues detective stories, dale clark, fredric brown, kenneth robeson, norman a. daniels, robert c. blackmon, robert w. cochran, william g. bogart, william timminsLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

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

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