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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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November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

November 1936

cover art by Art Nelson

better image (not by much) than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, howard mclellan, maurice beam, mirror, noose, torture, william corcoran, william edward hayesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

April 1941 issue

April 1941

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, headquarters detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1941 issue

August 1945 issue

August 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, mirror, private eye stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on August 1945 issue

August 1943 issue

August 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bound, detective novels magazine, flashlight, frank johnson, nazi spy, sam merwinLeave a comment on August 1943 issue

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

February 1931

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, d.b. mccandless, e. parke levy, jim donnelly, r.c. wardell, rackateer storiesLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

August 1933

cover art by Julius Erbit

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, dagger, erle stanley gardner, frank richardson pierce, julius erbit, keyholeLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Julius Erbit

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover altered from Oct. 1940 Spicy Adventure

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags bound, fucking nazis, h.j. ward, hugh b. cave, lew merrill, lugar, ray gun, speed adventure stories, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

April 1930

cover art by Don Hewitt

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

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective dragnet magazine, don hewitt, eugene a. clancy, leslie t. white, max hudsonLeave a comment on April 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

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