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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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January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, flashlight, frederick c. davis, new detective magazine, snowman, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

September 1946 UK issue

September 1946 UK issue

cover art from US February 1941 issue

Posted on September 21, 2024May 26, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective yarns magazine, handcuffs, mat randLeave a comment on September 1946 UK issue

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, cyril plunkett, dagger, detective short stories magazine, henry treat sperry, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, kat schachner, roger torrey, shackled, stockings, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

June 1944

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, h. wolff salz, jack bradley, pearls, robert turner, william r. coxLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[images updated 4/28/25]

Posted on June 30, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, jack bradley, nurse, poison, rafael desoto, ray bradburyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Oil on stretched canvas, 18 x 14 in.
Not signed

September 1945 issue

Posted on June 25, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, footprints, oil on canvas, rafael desoto, w.t. ballard, william r. coxLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 1, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bob woehlke, c.s. montanye, cyril plunkett, grenade, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective and murder mysteries, edward s. ronns, hypodermic, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, c. william harrison, cyril plunkett, dagger, dean owen, fedora, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938 issue

November 1938

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski, but Richard Lyon seems more likely

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cyril plunkett, ralph oppenheimLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

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