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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 1931 issue

December/January 1931

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/28/25]

Posted on September 2, 2025October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.b. yorke, dagger, front page stories magazine, journalism fictionLeave a comment on January 1931 issue

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

October 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on September 2, 2025August 16, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, doc savage, modest stein, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 1958 issue ~ cover art by M.E. Sherwood

July 1958

cover art by M. E. Sherwood

Posted on September 2, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dagger, jay marshall, lawrence block, m.e. sherwood, mike lifton, sure fire detective stories, venetian blindsLeave a comment on July 1958 issue ~ cover art by M.E. Sherwood

May 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

May 1960

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on September 2, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulp, spicyTags bound, carl pfeuffer, dagger, don unatin, edward hoch, leslie g. sabo, off beat detective storiesLeave a comment on May 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dagger, dane gregory, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, edward s. williams, rafael desoto, stewart sterling, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1953 Lion paperback original

1953 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, lingerie, lion paperback, richard mathesonLeave a comment on 1953 Lion paperback original

November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 1967 Adult Books paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, lurid, sleaze, robert bonfils, john dexter, adult books paperbackLeave a comment on November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

1950 Quality comic

cover art by Will Eisner

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, the spirit, will eisnerLeave a comment on 1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

1959 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

pseudonym of Lawrence Lariar

1959 Signet paperback original

cover art by Robert Schulz

November 16, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags adam knight, dagger, lawrence lariar, robert schulz, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1959 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1946 Avon reissue – over by Renaldo Epworth

1946 Avon

over by Renaldo Epworth

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2025August 8, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, dagger, gothic mystery, mary roberts rinehart, renaldo epworth, skullLeave a comment on 1946 Avon reissue – over by Renaldo Epworth

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