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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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1944, #10 issue – cover art by Gus Ricca

1944, #10 issue

cover art by Gus Ricca

Posted on July 5, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags death ray, gus ricca, punch comicsLeave a comment on 1944, #10 issue – cover art by Gus Ricca

April 1934 issue

April 1934

Posted on June 16, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, death ray, george harmon coxe, idol, james p. olsen, oscar schisgall, paul ernst, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on April 1934 issue

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, death ray, ghoul, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallaceLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 26, 2023December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags death ray, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags death ray, h.l. parkhurst, justin case, pulp art, science fiction, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst
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