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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 fiction weekly

December 13, 1941 issue

December 13, 1941

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, gloria franklin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 13, 1941 issue

January 30, 1937 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

January 30, 1937

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lugar, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 30, 1937 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

May 24, 1941 issue

May 24, 1941

Posted on September 29, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, robert w. sneddon, theodore roscoe, william brandonLeave a comment on May 24, 1941 issue

September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 11, 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bat, cleve f. adams, cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric taylor, flynn's, johnston mcculley, lawrence treat, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 11, 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 25, 1936 issue

July 25, 1936

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, max brand, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 25, 1936 issue

October 15, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter De Maris

October 15, 1932

cover art by Walter De Maris

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, h. bedford jones, judson p. philips, robert pinkerton, walter de marisLeave a comment on October 15, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter De Maris

cover art by Emmett Watson

Captain’s Shot, Detective Fiction Weekly, February 25, 1939
Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
Signed center right

Posted on August 25, 2024November 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, oil on canvas, paul ernst, richard sale, t.t. flynn, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Emmett Watson

February 4, 1933 issue

February 4, 1933

better image than previously posted

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, herman landon, johnston mcculley, lester leith, max brandLeave a comment on February 4, 1933 issue

August 30, 1930 issue

August 30, 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, harold de polo, j. allan dunn, madeleine sharps buchanan, murray leinster, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on August 30, 1930 issue

October 5, 1929 issue

October 5, 1929

Posted on August 7, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags detective fiction weekly, edward parrish ware, flynn's, garrett smith, george allan england, t.t. flynn, vaultLeave a comment on October 5, 1929 issue

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