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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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December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1938

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin h. johnston, dagger, dressing table, hugh clevely, mirror, r.s. lerch, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

July 1942 issue

July 1942

better image than previously posted

[updated 9/20/24]

Posted on June 14, 2024September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags dagger, francis k. allan, fredric brown, grim reaper, lantern, sarcophagus, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, walt sheldon, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, joe archibald, laboratory, margie harris, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024April 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, eric l. schwartz, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1933 issue

May 1933

third issue

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, g. wayman jones, george allan moffatt, phantom detective magazine, preston grady, voodooLeave a comment on May 1933 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 3/22/26]

Posted on June 10, 2024March 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 18, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 18, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, dagger, detective story magazine, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on April 18, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 7, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, demon, joe archibald, john h. knox, rafael desoto, shackled, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[image updated 10/12/24]

Posted on June 5, 2024October 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags barry brandon, c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, motor boat, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

cove art repurposed for September 1949 issue of Ten Detective Aces

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, cigarette girl, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, night club, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, tuxLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

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