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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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June 1935 issue

June 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, clues detective stories, donald wandrei, harry lynchLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete detective magazine, dagger, edward s. ronns, eric howard, eugene cunningham, hook, j.w. scott, red circle magazine, robert w. thompson, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1936 issue

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags bound, delos palmer, snake, true crime magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

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

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 17, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags beheaded, bound, charles r. allen, h.j. ward, racist imagery, spear, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 4, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, bound, dame, george gross, lingerie, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

July 1938

cover art by William Dodge Stevens (older brother of Dalton)

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, master detective magazine, william dodge stevensLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William Dodge Stevens

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Weird Tales #173 June 1938 (Popular Fiction) cover by Margaret Brundage.

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, science fiction, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, robert bloch, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Margaret Brundage

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

August 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, bound, chained, dagger, fred macisaac, malvin singer, racist imagery, shackled, thomas walsh, william e. barrett, wyatt blassingame, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bound, down with crime comic, kidnappingLeave a comment on Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, brett halliday, carroll john daly, dagger, mike shayne, popular detective magazine, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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