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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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Summer 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer 1945

cover art by George Gross

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, detective book magazine, fiend, george gross, m.v. heberdenLeave a comment on Summer 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

February 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on July 31, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crystal ball, fangs, fiend, laboratory, richard l. hobart, thrilling detective magazine, walter hartmanLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

November 1947, #2 ~ cover art by Ogden Whitney

November 1947, #2

cover art by Ogden Whitney

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 25, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, HardboiledTags electric chair, fiend, manhunt comic, odgen whitneyLeave a comment on November 1947, #2 ~ cover art by Ogden Whitney

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fiend, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, woman holding a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 1, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags asshole, fiend, flight attendant, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1934 issue

October 1934

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, edward churchill, fiend, hooded, howard rhoades, hypodermic, phantom detective magazine, poison, robert wallaceLeave a comment on October 1934 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, eerie stories, fiend, lingerie, norman saunders, shackledLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on May 8, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, garter, h.j. ward, hatchet, hollywood fiction, private detective stories, robert leslie bellem, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags bound, dungeon, fiend, finest kind, h.j. ward, lew merrill, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, whipLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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