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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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July 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, carmen wagner, dalton stevens, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

Spring 1933 issue

Spring 1933

Posted on September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles h. snow, dagger, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, robert welles ritchie, rufus king, simon templar, the saint, yellow menaceLeave a comment on Spring 1933 issue

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags bound, fugitives from justice comic, portholeLeave a comment on Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on August 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, finest kind, grandfather clock, h.j. ward, n. wooten poge, spicy detective stories, telephone, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

May 1937

cover art by William Luberoff

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, don cameron, fire escape, john k. butler, rooftop, ten detective aces magazine, william e. luberoffLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cement overshoes, foundry, phantom detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, gagged, massie case, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on August 11, 2024July 11, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags bound, carl mckinnon saunders, donald e. keyhoe, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, trapdoorLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Manhunt #6, 1948 ~ cover art by Ogden Whitney

Manhunt #6, 1948

cover art by Ogden Whitney

Posted on August 11, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bound, dagger, manhunt comic, morgue, ogden whitneyLeave a comment on Manhunt #6, 1948 ~ cover art by Ogden Whitney

1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1949 Popular Library

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024August 5, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags bound, dagger, helen reilly, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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