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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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November 1937 issue

November 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, norbert davis, paul ernst, philip ketchum, pulp art, strange detective mysteries, wayne rogers, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

April 1945 issue

April 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dagger, dame, detective novel magazine, femme fatale, pulp artLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

December 1939 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

December 1939

cover art by Rod Ruth

Posted on November 19, 2023November 17, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazineTags bar fight, bertrand l. shurtleff, dagger, david wright o'brien, e.c. bennett, henry j. kostkos, j.r. higgins, otis adelbert kline, pirate, pulp art, rod ruth, s. gordon gurwit, south seas stories magazineLeave a comment on December 1939 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Rod Ruth

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags dagger, evening wear, gambling fiction, phantom detective magazine, pulp art, roulette, tuxLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

December 1937

better image than previously posted

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on November 17, 2023April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags dagger, detective story magazine, forbes parkhill, john howitt, lantern, pulp art, walter rippergerLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

May 1937 issue

May 1937

Posted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags carroll john daly, clues detective stories, dagger, pulp art, staircaseLeave a comment on May 1937 issue

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

August 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on November 14, 2023May 5, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crawford sullivan, dagger, flashlight, frederick c. painton, Hardboiled, mummy, pulp art, richard lyon, thrilling adventures magazine, tom curry, treasureLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1951 issue

November 1951

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2023April 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags cemetery, dagger, daniel r. gilgannon, famous detective stories, femme fatale, graveyard, Hardboiled, james maccreigh, pulp art, radio, spyLeave a comment on November 1951 issue

May 26, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 26, 1934

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023Categories magazineTags dagger, dalton stevens, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, herman landon, judson p. philips, milo ray phelps, tux, van wyck masonLeave a comment on May 26, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

July 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

Posted on November 10, 2023November 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 1934, allan vaughan elston, carroll john daly, dagger, dime detective magazine, frederick nebel, john howitt, maxwell hawkins, oscar schisgall, r.d. torreyLeave a comment on July 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

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