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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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April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, fiend, lingerie, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

[image updated 2/28/25, 10/28/25]

Posted on December 10, 2023October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, hollywood, lars anderson, mirror, nelson kent, saucy movie tales, showgirl, thompson toddLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bremerton, dagger, daring detective magazine, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

June 1936

cover art by John Newton Howitt

Posted on December 8, 2023April 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, branding, dagger, horror stories magazine, j.o. quinliven, john h. knox, john newton howitt, nat schachner, roger howard norton, shackled, skull and crossbones, tortureLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags charles a. baker, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Format ImagePosted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags captain hazzard, chester hawks, dagger, norman saundersLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 10, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

April 10, 1937

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, emeralds, emmett watson, fiction detective weekly, fred macisaac, jewels, pulp artLeave a comment on April 10, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 1938 issue

February 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/20/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole field, brent north, dagger, garter, pulp art, racist imagery, red circle magazine, star detective magazine, stockings, walter walker, william r. cox, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1938 issue

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on December 4, 2023November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, gravestone, h.j. ward, henry kuttner, lingerie, pulp art, red hood, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

June 1942

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags allen anderson, dagger, gunfight, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

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