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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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SPECTRE #2

1965, Thunderball, Adolfo Celi as Largo, head of the Thunderball plot

November 28, 2013

Posted on October 5, 2025September 25, 2025Categories espionage fictionTags adolfo celi, eye patch, ian fleming, james bond, largo, smoking, SPECTRE, thunderballLeave a comment on SPECTRE #2

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on August 1, 2025July 13, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dalton stevens, eye patch, smoking, true detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, eye patch, robert bloch, samuel cherry, talmage powellLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1950 UK Edition

September 1950 UK Edition

Posted on April 11, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, david crewe, eye patch, lance kermit, logan claybourne, pirate, pirate map, russell gray, skeleton, treasure mapLeave a comment on September 1950 UK Edition

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

January 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 21, 2024July 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, eye patch, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 10/30/25]

Posted on August 16, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, eye patch, g.t. fleming-roberts, john russell fearn, shackled, thrilling mystery magazine, zombieLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective novels magazine, eye patch, frank johnson, john l. benton, shackledLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

February 1943 Canadian issue

February 1943 Canadian

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, eye patch, frederick c. davis, pirate, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, treasure mapLeave a comment on February 1943 Canadian issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, chandler h. whipple, dungeon, eye patch, james duncan, john h. knox, ray cummings, shackled, skeleton, snake, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

April 1935

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/15/25]

Posted on May 21, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, arthur leo zagat, emery clarke, eye patch, hugh b. cave, lantern, leslie t. white, nat schachner, paul ernst, thrilling mysteries magazine, zombieLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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