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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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November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags benton braden, berkeley gray, dagger, ghost, jerome rozen, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, norman saunders, prison guard, prison life storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

July 1938

cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags arthur humbolt, bound, chained, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, red hood, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. L. Parkhurst

March 1936 issue

March 1936

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

[post updated 11/7/24]

Posted on May 25, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

June 1945 issue

June 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, clown, dagger, mel watt, strongmanLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024April 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, circus, coulrophobia, dagger, emile c. tepperman, g.t. fleming-roberts, killer clown, norman saunders, sap, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur k. barnes, big top, charlton l. edholm, circus fiction, coulrophobia, dagger, killer clown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, trapezeLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1939 issue ~ cover by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1939

cover by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags arthur wallace, dagger, idol, spicy mystery stories, turbanLeave a comment on December 1939 issue ~ cover by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1941 Canadian issue

November 1941 Canadian

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags canadian pulp, dagger, donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, strange detective mysteries, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1941 Canadian issue

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on May 23, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, evening wear, h.j. ward, lingerie, robert a. garron, spicy detective stories, turban, tuxLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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