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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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November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl moore, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, pulp art, spicy adventure stories magazine, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1946 issue

February 1946

cover by Pagano

[updated 4/11/25]

Format ImagePosted on November 27, 2023April 11, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crime, updatedTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pagano, poison, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

Posted on November 26, 2023June 21, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

Dame

Helen Walker, publicity photo for Impact, 1949.

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories film noirTags cigarette holder, dame, femme fatale, helen walker, publicity photoLeave a comment on Dame

April 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, manhole, pulp art, real detective magazine, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1940 issue

August 1959 issue

August 1959

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1959 issue

Dame

Anna Sten, Nana, 1934.

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories film noirTags anna sten, dame, femme fatale, film noir, movie still, nanaLeave a comment on Dame

April 1939 issue

April 1939

[image updated 2/25/24]

Posted on November 25, 2023February 25, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp art, real detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

February 1948 issue

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on November 24, 2023April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, michael mccann, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1948 issue

cover art by Harold W. McCauley

Lawrence Block writing as Andrew Shaw

1961 Nightstand paperback original

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories paperbackTags andrew shaw, dame, femme fatale, harold w. mccauley, lawrence block, lurid, nightstand books, pulp art, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Harold W. McCauley

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