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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 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

May 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on July 27, 2024July 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, poison, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

March 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dame, femme fatale, front page detective, poisonLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1945 issue

April 1945

Posted on July 26, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, gambling, pulp illustration, vital detective casesLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

cover painting by Darrell Greene

June 1959 Cardinal paperback, 1st print, 1st paperback

cover painting by Darrell Greene

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 26, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace of spades, courtroom thriller, dame, darrell greene, erle stanley gardner, perry masonLeave a comment on cover painting by Darrell Greene

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1929

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, jewel thief, true detective mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, jewel thiefLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

July 1943 Canadian issue

July 1943

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, dame, francis k. allan, jewel thief, julius long, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1943 Canadian issue

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

April 1940 issue

April 1940

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, front page detective, jewel thief, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on April 1940 issue

cover art by George Gross

May 1951 issue

December 1953 issue

Posted on July 16, 2024July 25, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, george gross, true crime casesLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

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