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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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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

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andow de soos, dagger, dame, femme fatale, mystery novels magazine, smoking, william r. randallLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

September 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

[image updated 6/28/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024June 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, dagger, district attorney, frederick c. davis, ten detective aces magazine, wanted posterLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

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

September 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, lingerie, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1943 issue

June 1943

Posted on January 13, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

Posted on January 13, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, casket, dagger, donald graham, ghoul, henry treat sperry, horror stories magazine, julius long, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

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