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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 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, casket, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, harry lee fellinge, rafael desoto, scar, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 23, 2024January 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, casket, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 7, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags casket, cemetery, charles green, g.t. fleming-roberts, gorilla, gravestone, graveyard, harry lee fellinge, john h. knox, lantern, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 28, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, g.t. fleming-roberts, graveyard, norman saunders, shovel, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1938 issue

August 1938

Posted on January 13, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, casket, dagger, donald graham, ghoul, henry treat sperry, horror stories magazine, julius long, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, casket, chained, corpse, h.j. ward, pulp art, shackled, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

Posted on November 30, 2023November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, colby quinn, ghoul, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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