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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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April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, blackmail, bound, dagger, h.h. stinson, richard lyon, richard sale, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, trap doorLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

February 1945

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bomb, bound, ernest chiriacka, joe archibald, norman a. daniels, stewart toland, tom marvinLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

September 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cornell woolrich, dagger, detective story magazine, eye patch, modest stein, walter rippergerLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Man Blindfolded, original illustration for True Detective Magazine, October, 1934
Oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 11-1/2in.
Signed with initials lower left

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags bound, dalton stevens, true detective magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

artist’s “signature” is his initials carved into the bottom log

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, log cabin, luke terry, northwest, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on May 12, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, nick carter magazine, thugLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, mad scientist, norbert davis, nurse, rafael desoto, scalpel, wilbur s. peacock, william r. coxLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, robert leslie bellem, sadist, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Arthur Cadwgan Michael

Oil on canvas cloth mounted to board. 410×360 mm; 16 1/4×14 1/4 inches, image, mounted to 22×16-inch board. Signed and dated illegibly in lower left corner.

June 1930 issue

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags arthur cadwgan michael, bound, cassell's magazine, kidnap, oil on canvas, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Arthur Cadwgan Michael

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