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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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February 1952 issue

February 1952

Posted on June 30, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, ed mcbain, famous detective stories, hunt collins, richard brister, seven andertonLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

1961 Consul paperback original

1961 Consul paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2025June 6, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags coffin, consul paperback, dame, john paddy carstairsLeave a comment on 1961 Consul paperback original

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, coffin, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, mad scientist, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1941 – premiere issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, david crewe, george a. shaftel, john b. starr, new detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, skeleton, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 – premiere issue

May 1940 issue

May 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags butcher, cleaver, coffin, dane gregory, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on May 1940 issue

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags coffin, dagger, ellery watson calder, lingerie, racist imagery, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, coffin, day keene, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, ghouls, rafael desotoLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on March 11, 2024April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, cemetery, coffin, fenton earnshaw, ghost, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazine, w.w. mcclanahanLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

May-June 1947 issue

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Posted on March 9, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dent, pulp illustration, schuyler edsall, tom marvin, william lindsay greshamLeave a comment on May-June 1947 issue

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