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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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February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 12, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, coffin, day keene, dime mystery magazine, donald g. cormack, ghouls, rafael desotoLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

“Velma’s Predicament”, Detective Tales magazine cover, September 1944
oil on board, 14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches

Posted on March 7, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective tales magazine, donald g. cormack, edward j. donovan, francis k. allan, fredric brown, handcuffs, original art, rafael desoto, ray bradbury, robert turner, scarLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, dane gregory, detective tales magazine, district attorney, don james, donald g. cormack, hugh b. cave, rafael desoto, steve fisherLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, francis k. allan, pharoah, rafael desoto, strange detective mysteries, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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