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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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May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on January 29, 2024December 17, 2023Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dalton stevens, ghost stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

January 1943

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on January 29, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, dale clark, emile c. tepperman, k.s.l. stone, kenneth robeson, telephone, william timminsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cosh, dagger, double detective magazine, femme fatale, john k. butler, rudolph belarski, sap, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1939 issue

July 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective tales magazine, john g. pearsol, norbert davis, paul ernst, shackled, skull, stewart sterling, thomas w. duncan, tux, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted

first appearance of Jim Anthony, meant to be a rival to Doc Savage

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on January 18, 2024January 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on January 18, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, john l. tiernan, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, ghoul, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1948 issue

March 1948

better image than previously posted

first of three published issues – the fourth was never released

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, dagger, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, shock magazine, skeleton, treasureLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

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