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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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November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, dagger, david crewe, ken lewis, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

May 1944

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, bruno fischer, flashlight, graveyard, mammoth mystery magazine, tombstoneLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, flynn's detective fiction, rafael desoto, robert turner, russell gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art attributed to Barye Phillips

1954 Australian edition from Phantom

Posted on February 8, 2025January 28, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags australian pulp, bruno fischer, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, phantom paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art repurposed for 1950 Popular Library edition of Jonathan Latimer’s The Fifth Grave

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, david dodge, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeletonLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1951 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Warren King

1951 Signet reissue

cover art by Warren King

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, signet paperback, warren kingLeave a comment on 1951 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Warren King

The Lustful Ape x 3

1950 Lion paperback original

pen name of Bruno Fischer

cover art by Julian Paul

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

undated UK paperback

[post updated 9/30/25]

Posted on January 11, 2025September 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, darcy, eclipse paperback, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, juian paul, lion paperback, nude, russell grayLeave a comment on The Lustful Ape x 3

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by James Meese

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, gold medal paperback, james meeseLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by James Meese

April 1943 issue – final issue

April 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, bruno fischer, philip ketchum, pirate, ray cummings, robert sneddon, skeleton, swordLeave a comment on April 1943 issue – final issue

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