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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 1944 issue

March 1944

Posted on May 10, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, bound, c. william harrison, charles boswell, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, foundry, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on March 1944 issue

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 10, 2025May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c.p. donnel, dagger, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert c. dennis, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1944

cover art by Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur mann, bound, crack detective stories, leo morey, mel watt, pearl necklace, robert turner, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

July 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on April 22, 2025June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, bound, jewel thief, pearl necklace, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1934 issue

June 1934

Posted on April 18, 2025March 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, ghoul, h. bedford-jones, hugh b. cave, mel watt, super-detective magazine, trap doorLeave a comment on June 1934 issue

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

September 25, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, gagged, john falter, master detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Falter

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

February 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[cover updated 4/24/26]

Posted on April 16, 2025April 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blaine, bound, hamilton washburn, new mystery adventures, norman saunders, whipLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

cover art by Howell Dodd

Howell Dodd (American, 1910-2005)
Captive, probable True Crime magazine cover
gouache on board, 18 x 13 in. (sight)
Not signed

May 1950 issue

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags bound, howell dodd, smash detective casesLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale boyd, garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Reginald Heade

written by Stephen Daniel Frances, who originated the name and character

1951 S.D. Francis paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

September 29, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, lurid, reginald heade, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

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