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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 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024June 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. fair, axe, bertha cool, detective novel magazine, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1943 issue

February 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, axe, convict, dagger, david crewe, g.t. fleming-roberts, noose, philip ketchum, poison, sword, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1943 issue

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on March 11, 2024April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, cemetery, coffin, fenton earnshaw, ghost, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazine, w.w. mcclanahanLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on February 12, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.t. locke, axe, chained, maurice tessler, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 18, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, eric howard, j. lane linklater, norman saunders, omar gwinn, taxi, the angel detective magazine, totem pole, william edward hayesLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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