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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 1942 issue

November 1942

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, flashlight, fucking nazis, g-men detective magazine, laurence donovan, lugar, time bombLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

November 1948 issue

November 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags flashlight, jewel thief, smash detective cases, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1948 issue

July 1941 issue

July 1941

only three issues to the magazine, this the last and with title changed from Red Mask Detective

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bart anstin, flashlight, james hill, red hood detective stories, stanley richardsLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill crane, detective mystery novel magazine, flashlight, jonathan latimer, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1943 issue

August 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bound, detective novels magazine, flashlight, frank johnson, nazi spy, sam merwinLeave a comment on August 1943 issue

December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 22, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on December 24, 2024April 25, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, armstrong livingston, christmas crime, detective story magazine, flashlight, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, roy w. hinds, santaLeave a comment on December 22, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, flashlight, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, norvell page, paul ernst, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

December 1936

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, art nelson, detective action stories, flashlight, kurt steel, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

February 1924 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

February 1924

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulpTags action stories magazine, bound, carroll john daly, flashlight, h.c. murphyLeave a comment on February 1924 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 1945 issue

April 1945

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, private eye stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

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