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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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September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags charles green, jack williamson, ray cummings, rudolph belarski, syl macdonald, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 31, 2025November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags charles green, george clark, john h knox, john russell fearn, rafael desoto, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 10, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 10, 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, charles green, frank r. pierce, robert carse, rudolph belarski, six gun, walt coburnLeave a comment on February 10, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles green, delos palmer, gerald verner, oscar schisgall, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1935 issue

July 1935

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anson hard, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, dagger, oscar schisgall, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, bound, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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
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