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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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March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on October 31, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags cemetery, delos palmer, graveyard, hooded, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

1944 Avon digest

1943 Doubleday hardcover

1944 Avon digest, first softcover edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 31, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags avon digest, bat, cornell woolrich, full moon, gallows, murder mystery monthlyLeave a comment on 1944 Avon digest

1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

1954 Crime Mysteries #13

cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

Posted on October 31, 2024September 24, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, weird fictionTags a.c. hollingsworth, crime mysteries comic, femme fatale, grim reaper, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on October 31, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

September 1931

cover art by Joseph Doolin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags al capone, all star detective stories, hatchet, joseph doolin, robert w. sneddonLeave a comment on September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, g-men detective magazine, jackson hite, norman a. daniels, o.b. myers, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, telephone booth, william degenhard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1942 issue

May 1942

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, francis k. allan, new detective magazine, ray p. shotwell, rex faustLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1945

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, modest steinLeave a comment on October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

Oil on canvas, 21 x 21 in.
Not signed

Posted on October 30, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ben conlon, gang world magazine, john drew, richard e. conan, tommygun, william h. stueberLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939 issue

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags cape, dane gregory, delos palmer, dime mystery magazine, fiend, jewels, norvell w. pageLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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