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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 novels magazine

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective novels magazine, john l. benton, thomson burtis, vaultLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

February 1944 issue

February 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags berkeley gray, circus fiction, coulrophobia, detective novels magazine, gorilla, john l. benton, killer clownLeave a comment on February 1944 issue

August 1940 issue

August 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, fire escape, frank johnson, john l. benton, stranglerLeave a comment on August 1940 issue

April 1944 issue

April 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, frank johnson, laboratory, lugar, thomson burtisLeave a comment on April 1944 issue

January-February 1938 issue

January-February 1938

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, detective novels magazine, gerald verner, staircaseLeave a comment on January-February 1938 issue

October 1943 issue

October 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, john l. benton, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

June 1939 issue

June 1939

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on January 16, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective novels magazine, edmund snell, john l. bentonLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

December 1940 issue

December 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, frank johnson, john l. bentonLeave a comment on December 1940 issue

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