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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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April 1939 issue

April 1939

[cover updated 4/30/26]

Posted on May 18, 2024April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, donald g. cooley, racist imagery, raffles, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

September 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cornell woolrich, dagger, detective story magazine, eye patch, modest stein, walter rippergerLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

Oct./Nov./Dec. 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Oct./Nov./Dec. 1947

cover art by George Gross

better issue than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, lingerie, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on Oct./Nov./Dec. 1947 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

February 1936

cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, fred rodewald, john l. tiernan, kenneth macnichol, raffles, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

November-December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November-December 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, delos palmer, donald g. cormack, noose, racist imagery, russell gray, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November-December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

artist’s “signature” is his initials carved into the bottom log

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, log cabin, luke terry, northwest, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, james p. olsen, johnston mcculley, robert h. rohde, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

February 1944

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, h. ralph goller, milton luros, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, WWII fictionLeave a comment on February 1944 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

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