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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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1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

March 1953 issue

March 1953

this issue contained Elmore Leonard’s novella “Three-Ten to Yuma”, adapted twice into movies: 1957 with Van Heflin and Glenn Ford; 2007 with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags dime western magazine, elmore leonard, george c. appell, handcuffs, six gunLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

November 1942 series

November 1942

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, crack detective magazine, lugar, nazi spy, ross russell, vaultLeave a comment on November 1942 series

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

November 1936

cover art by William E. Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective romances magazine, frederick c. davis, theodore a. tinsley, william e. luberoff, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, d.l. champion, dale clark, ed jenkins, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, julius long, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Fawcett reissue

sketch and cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags joker, original art, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, sketchLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938 issue

March 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, john kobler, noose, paul ernst, trapdoorLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

November 1939 issue

November 1939

Posted on September 22, 2024November 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, hypodermic, joseph j. millard, mummy, sarcophagus, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

June 1948 issue

June 1948

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags exclusive detective cases, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1948 issue

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