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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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Tag: crime detective magazine

April 1947 issue


April 1947

Posted on July 26, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags blackmail, crime detective magazine, gambling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1947 issue

March 1943 issue

March 1943

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, jewel thiefLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

April 1942 issue

April 1942

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

November 1940 issue

November 1940

cover design by Coughlin (John A. Coughlin??)

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

November 1943

cover art by Albert Fisher

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, crime detective magazine, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

June 1941 issue

June 1941

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, crime detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1941 issue

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

Format ImagePosted on February 27, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, telephoneLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1938 issue

cover art attributed to Dalton Stevens

December 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[cover art added 8/9/25]

Posted on December 5, 2023August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags crime detective magazine, dame, dixie davis, lingerie, pulp artLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

February 1950 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags candle, crime detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

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