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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 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

July 1938

cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags arthur humbolt, bound, chained, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, red hood, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on May 25, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, carl jacobi, dale clark, dungeon, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

March 1936 issue

March 1936

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

[post updated 11/7/24, cover updated 10/2/26]

Posted on May 25, 2024October 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

October 1934 issue

October 1934

[cover updated 8/1326]

Posted on May 25, 2024August 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, edward churchill, fiend, hooded, howard rhoades, hypodermic, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallaceLeave a comment on October 1934 issue

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 22, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, clint morgan, scimitar, spicy-adventure stories, turbanLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1942 issue

September 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, day keene, laboratory, robot, strange detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 8/15/26]

Format ImagePosted on May 21, 2024August 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, ghoul, motor boat, phantom detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

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