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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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March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on June 29, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, g-man, public enemy magazine, stockton mulford, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

November 1942

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, bound, clues detective stories, fredric brown, gary barton, kenneth robeson, william timminsLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on June 22, 2024February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dagger, edmond hamilton, j. lukin brown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, grim reaper, hollywood fiction, john l. benton, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, william g. bogartLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

July 1945 issue

July 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, roger torrey, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

March 1933 issue

March 1933

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, exposed magazineLeave a comment on March 1933 issue

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dan turner, geoffrey north, h.j. ward, harold de polo, hollywood detective magazine, jerome severs perry, randolph barr, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, curtiss t. gardner, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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