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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 book magazine

Summer 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer 1939

cover art by George Gross

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew j. albert, detective book magazine, george gross, mabel seeley, stewart sterling, theodore a. tinsley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1942

cover art by George Gross

cover art re-purposed for Spring 1950 issue

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, george gross, gypsy rose lee, joe barryLeave a comment on Fall 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer 1949 issue

Summer 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, handcuffs, lawrence goldman, mystery novel, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1950

cover art by George Gross repurposed from Fall 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags betty cummings, dame, detective book magazine, george gross, joe barry, john d. macdonald, john starrLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

April 1930

cover by Charles R. Chickering

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on December 14, 2023January 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags charles r. chickering, detective book magazine, edgar wallace, safe crack, yeggLeave a comment on April 1930 debut issue ~ cover by Charles R. Chickering

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