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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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Tag: detective and murder mysteries

November 1937 issue

November 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective and murder mysteries, leslie lee kimbell, medical fiction, nurse, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

May 1938

cover art by Walter Darr

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 22, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h johnston, arthur w. phillips, detective and murder mysteries, r.d. hurd, walter darrLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1937 issue

September 1937

cover art attributed to Mark T. Pattie, the editor

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags al p. nelson, detective and murder mysteries, magnifying glass, roger torrey, smoking, wanted postersLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

April 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on February 25, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective and murder mysteries, peter roane, walter darr, westmoreland gray, whipLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

February 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on February 22, 2026February 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags detective and murder mysteries, john scott douglas, leonard rosborough, roger torrey, walter darrLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1939 issue

September 1939

Posted on February 4, 2026April 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags cyril plunkett, robert leslie bellem, robert c. blackmon, dale dev. kier, detective and murder mysteries, hook, elmer meadows, stephen mcbarronLeave a comment on September 1939 issue

March 1939 issue

March 1939

better image than previously posted

[updated 2/5/26]

Posted on June 3, 2025February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective and murder mysteries, wilce earleLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective and murder mysteries, edward s. ronns, hypodermic, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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