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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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Summer 1938 issue

Summer 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. merritt, axe, bound, chained, detective book magazine, franklin h. martin, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on Summer 1938 issue

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

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

December 1929

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, axe, dragnet magazine, james howard leveque, john winter south, t.w. fordLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, fireman, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1942

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 8, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags axe, gerald verner, john l. benton, rudolph belarski, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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 belarski1 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

[cover updated 6/8/26]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 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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