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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 1952 issue

October 1952

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, moll, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1952 issue

August 1955 issue

August 1955

cover by Bill Stone

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on August 1955 issue

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1951 issue

December 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, police detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

Sweet Wild Wench

1959 Fawcett paperback original

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

image
Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, fawcett paperback, garter, joe puma, lingerie, private detective, robert abbett, stockings, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on Sweet Wild Wench

1954 Popular Library paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, popular library, smoking, william ardLeave a comment on 1954 Popular Library paperback original

1960 Popular Library Giant – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1960 Popular Library Giant

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories paperback, pulpTags dame, ellen marsh, marshall hooksLeave a comment on 1960 Popular Library Giant – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

1953 Rainbow digest

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, digest, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, george gross, george l. bottari, hooker, rainbow digestLeave a comment on 1953 Rainbow digest ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

September 1936

cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, dame, femme fatale, hans w. wessolowski, poisonLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

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