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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 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2024May 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, dagger, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, racist imagery, spicy mystery magazine, stockings, vampire, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on February 19, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags baseball fiction, creepy, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, ghost stories magazine, spookyLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November-December 1938 issue

November-December 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, dagger, paul ernst, strange detective mysteries, thorp mcclusky, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on November-December 1938 issue

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 11, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on February 9, 2024December 28, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags art fiction, dagger, rafael desoto, ralston shields, raymond whetstone, terror tales magazine, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by William F. Soare

April 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

November 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on February 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags albert cecil perkins, conway clark, dagger, dugal macdougal, mat rand, mystery novels and short stories, undercover detective magazine, wilbur s. peacock, william f. soareLeave a comment on cover art by William F. Soare

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936

cover art by H. J. Ward    

better image than previously posted

[original art and upgraded cover 6/22/24]

Posted on February 1, 2024June 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wallace, crystal ball, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, original art, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, bruno fischer, dagger, dime mystery magazine, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, venetian blinds, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 31, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

July 1942

cover art by Paul Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles ingerman, dagger, detective short stories magazine, jewel thief, paul drake, stockings, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

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