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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 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, cornell woolrich, dagger, idol, malvin singer, robert sidney bowen, staircase, william edward hayesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, dagger, norman saunders, robert turner, ten detective aces magazine, wedding cakeLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938 issue

September 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer?

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, dagger, maurice tessler, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

September 1941 issue

September 1941

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, roulette, tuxLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags dagger, demon, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, showgirl, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1st issue, 1937

1st issue, 1937

“Edward S. Sullivan” is noted as a pen name of Walter B. Gibson

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, racist imagery, real police stories magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on 1st issue, 1937

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, pharoah, rafael desoto, sarcophagus, strange detective mysteries, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

July 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dagger, david alexander, ed mcbain, edward d. radin, evan hunter, jonathan craig, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, robert maguire, sam merwinLeave a comment on July 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/7/24 – 7/25/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024July 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dagger, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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