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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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Winter 1951 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Detective Book Magazine #64 Winter 1951 (Fiction House) Allen Anderson cover.

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags a.e. van vogt, allen anderson, dagger, dame, detective book magazine, monkeyLeave a comment on Winter 1951 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1950 issue

October 1950

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, frances beck, francis k. allan, john reese, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1950 issue

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

November 1936

cover art by William E. Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective romances magazine, frederick c. davis, theodore a. tinsley, william e. luberoff, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by William E. Luberoff

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, e. hoffmann price, hector gavin grey, nickel detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

April 1946 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

April 1946 – premiere issue

cover art by Peter Driben

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on September 22, 2024August 1, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crime, updatedTags dagger, gossip, mink coat, peter driben, whisperLeave a comment on April 1946 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

August 1939 issue

August 1939

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, feds, g-men magazine, lee fredericksLeave a comment on August 1939 issue

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1938

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, philip ketchum, racist imagery, william degenhard, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on September 21, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a.j. collins, carroll john daly, curtiss t. gardner, dagger, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

The Finishing Stroke x 2

1959 Cardinal reissue

cover art by Jerry Allison

June 1963 Pocket reissue, 3rd print

cover art by Harry Bennett

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags cardinal paperback, cigarette holder, cocktail, dagger, ellery queen, harry bennett, jerry allison, mink stole, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Finishing Stroke x 2

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