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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

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

September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 7, 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 7, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, dynamite, emmett watson, flynn's, philip ketchum, TNTLeave a comment on September 7, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 15, 1940

cover by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/26/25]

Posted on July 29, 2024April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lawrence treat, robert sneddon, tommygun, tuxLeave a comment on June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 14, 1939 issue

October 14, 1939

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, poison, richard l. hobart, walter rippergerLeave a comment on October 14, 1939 issue

May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

May 20, 1933

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, fred macisaac, gas mask, herman landon, lejaren hiller, stanley day, victor maxwellLeave a comment on May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

March 16, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

March 16, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frank l. packard, j. allan dunn, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on March 16, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

April 13, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (C.C. Beall)

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, max brand, spy fictionLeave a comment on April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

July 6, 1935 issue

July 6, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. norton, boobytrap, bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george harmon coxeLeave a comment on July 6, 1935 issue

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[post updated 12/7/24]

Posted on June 29, 2024December 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bruno fischer, d.l. champion, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, norbert davis, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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