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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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July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 12, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.q. masur, magician, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, tuxLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1942 issue

June 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags scoop detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

1964 Gold Star paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1964 Gold Star paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

October 04, 2013

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags donald jorden young, gold star paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1964 Gold Star paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

February 1944 issue

February 1944

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1944 issue

June 1934 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

June 1934

cover art by Charles De Feo

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles de feo, ellery queen, lipstick, mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1934 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

May 1934 issue

May 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags clyde barrow, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on May 1934 issue

July 1953 issue

July 1953

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1953 issue

1959 Avon reissue – cover art by George Gross

originally published in 1932 by Viking as by Barnaby Ross. 2nd in the cousin’s series with actor/sleuth Drury Lane.

1959 Avon reissue

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025June 6, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, ellery queen, george grossLeave a comment on 1959 Avon reissue – cover art by George Gross

July 1953 issue

July 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on July 1953 issue

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective tales magazine, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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