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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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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

January 1941 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective stories, dagger, dummy, finest kind, magician, robert c. dennis, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Winter 1945-46 issue

Winter 1945-46

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, brad king, curtis bishop, dagger, mounties, north-west romances, RCMP, waterfallLeave a comment on Winter 1945-46 issue

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arson, bound, dagger, delos palmer, james a. lawson, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

cover art repurposed from Thrilling Detective, December 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024January 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, joe archibald, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph zirm, skeleton, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

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