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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

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 15, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags buddha, dagger, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, jade, lester leith, rafael desoto, richard sale, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

mixed media on illustration board, Sight Size 13 1/2″ X 14 1/2″ Framed under glass to 21″ X 23 3/4″

Flynn’s Detective Fiction Weekly – April 21, 1928 issue

Posted on February 19, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, original art, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lejaren hiller, paul taylorLeave a comment on cover art by Lejaren Hiller

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

September 12, 1936 issue

September 12, 1936

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, earl w. scott, fred macisaac, handcuffs, johnston mcculley, l. ron hubbard, norbert davisLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue

February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 18, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on February 18, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1929 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 29, 1938 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, edgar franklin, kay krausse, lewis clay, lugar, richard sale, rudolph belarski, samuel taylor, steve fisher, william edward hayesLeave a comment on October 1929 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 16, 1939 issue

September 16, 1939

Posted on January 1, 2024November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cruise ship, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, hugh b. cave, lei, lester leith, pulp art, t.t. flynn, top hatLeave a comment on September 16, 1939 issue

July 1941 issue

July 1941

Posted on December 27, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, detective fiction weekly, joel townsley rogers, mike shayne, richard saleLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 8, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, jewel thief, john lawrence, pulp art, richard sale, top hat, wall safeLeave a comment on July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 21, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alcatraz, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philips, paul ernst, richard wormser, tommygunLeave a comment on January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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