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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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February 1940 issue

February 1940

Posted on October 31, 2024September 21, 2024Categories crime fictionTags black mask, dagger, edward churchill, george a. mcdonald, masquerade, red hood, staircase, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1940 issue

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, g-men detective magazine, jackson hite, norman a. daniels, o.b. myers, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, telephone booth, william degenhard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1938 issue

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/27/26]

Posted on October 27, 2024April 27, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, dagger, j.s. perry, spicy detective magazine, staircase, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

January 1943

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 22, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, modest stein, robert arthurLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, edward j. millward, george gross, mystery novels magazineLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, dagger, garter, j.s. perry, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 31, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 31, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, dagger, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 31, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 16, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, dean owen, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 16, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dagger, fredric brown, mystery book magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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