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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 classics magazine

July 1930 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1930

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags austin j. small, detective classics magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1930 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1930 issue

April 1930

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, tiger, tuxLeave a comment on April 1930 issue

June 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1930

cover by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold fredericks, detective classics magazine, jewel thief, pearl necklace, wall safe, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1931

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024May 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, delos palmer, detective classics magazine, femme fatale, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, pulp art, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig
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