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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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March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

last of the three issues published

Posted on October 7, 2024June 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, handcuffs, j.w. scott, red circle magazine, top-notch detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by Paul Rader

Mixed media on board, 21 x 15 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Till Death Do Us Part by Louis Trimble, Ace Double D-367, 1959.

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dagger, dame, femme fatale, louis trimble, raul raderLeave a comment on cover art by Paul Rader

May 24, 1941 issue

May 24, 1941

Posted on September 29, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, robert w. sneddon, theodore roscoe, william brandonLeave a comment on May 24, 1941 issue

June 1936 – final issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1936 – final issue

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, fist fight, gypsy, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 – final issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1941

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, george rozen, john h. knox, racist imagery, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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

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