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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 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

July 1940

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, donald g. cormack, john howitt, r.s. lerch, strange detective mysteries, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

[image updated 10/11/24]

Posted on April 24, 2024October 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags black hood, bound, clues detective stories, harry lynchLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1931

cover art by H.J. Ward – his first magazine cover

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete detective novel magazine, dagger, fiend, h.j. ward, john mcintyreLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Fred Rodewald

Detective Yearbook magazine, 1950
Gouache on board, 18 x 14 in.
Lower right

[cover updated 12/17/24]

Posted on April 19, 2024June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, updatedTags 1950 detective yearbook, bound, fred rodewald, gouache on board, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Fred Rodewald

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

November 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/7/24 – 7/25/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024July 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dagger, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.l. parkhurst, sadist, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1950 premiere and only issue

December 1950

the only issue published

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, crime fiction stories, joseph commings, thugLeave a comment on December 1950 premiere and only issue

Winter 1945-46 issue

Winter 1945-46

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, brad king, curtis bishop, dagger, mounties, north-west romances, RCMP, waterfallLeave a comment on Winter 1945-46 issue

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arson, bound, dagger, delos palmer, james a. lawson, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer [updated 4/28/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024April 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dime mystery magazine, harry j. haggerty, scalpel, torture, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on September 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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