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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 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 19, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 22, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, donald barr chidsey, escaped con, flynn's, handcuffsLeave a comment on November 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 9, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 9, 1933

cover art by C. Calvert (C.C. Beall)

Posted on May 16, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, laboratoryLeave a comment on September 9, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 12, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, h.h. stinson, paul ernst, roger torrey, samuel taylor, tommygun, trench coatLeave a comment on November 12, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 26, 1938

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frederick c. painton, george rozen, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 17, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 17, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, fred macisaac, herman landon, richard howells watkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 17, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 28, 1929 issue

September 28, 1929

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles somerville, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 28, 1929 issue

June 18, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 18, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on February 28, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, frederick c. painton, mirror, staircaseLeave a comment on June 18, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 29, 1928 issue ~ cover art by LeJaren Hiller

September 29, 1928

cover art by LeJaren Hiller

Posted on January 8, 2026April 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction magazine, fingerprints, flynn's, lejaren hiller, owen fox jeromeLeave a comment on September 29, 1928 issue ~ cover art by LeJaren Hiller

January 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 28, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 22, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags convict, dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, jail, rudolph belarski, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 27, 1941

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 14, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, kidnap, taxi, tommygunLeave a comment on December 27, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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