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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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Category: weird fiction

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1935

cover art by George Gross

though no story refers to it, the figure at the left looks like Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu

Posted on September 17, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags boris karloff, dame, fu manchu, george gross, lebbeus mitchell, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, smokingLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, fight against crime comicLeave a comment on Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

November 1940

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 21, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags donald g. cormack, emile c. tepperman, fiend, giles norcroft, john howitt, r.s. lerch, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

January-February 1939

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, axe, john howitt, john kobler, nat schachner, norvell w. page, strange detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January-February 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 10/30/25]

Posted on August 16, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, eye patch, g.t. fleming-roberts, john russell fearn, shackled, thrilling mystery magazine, zombieLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934 issue

February 1934

Posted on August 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, clifford benton, dagger, frederick c. painton, handcuffs, robert e. howard, strange detective stories, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

September 1930

cover art by Jno Ruger

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, ed earl repp, eugene george key, gem, hugo gernsback, jewel, jno ruger, racist imagery, telephone, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

May 1942 issue

May 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags gary barton, mystery magazine, norman a. daniels, w.t. ballard, wallace brookerLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

[updated 10/31/25]

Posted on July 31, 2024October 31, 2025Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clown, coulrophobia, g.t. fleming-roberts, john h. knox, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1943 Canadian issue

December 1933 issue

December 1933

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags black book detective, dagger, george a. mcdonald, j. lane linklater, joseph ivers lawrence, rafael desotoLeave a comment on December 1933 issue

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