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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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August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 Canadian edition

cover art by Rafael DeSoto from the US edition

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, earl w. scott, frederick c. painton, rafael desoto, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 Canadian edition ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/25/26]

Posted on June 19, 2024April 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a. leslie ross, decapitation, frederick c. painton, george bruce, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

November 1934 – debut issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1934

cover art by Leo Morey

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, c.k.m. scanlon, frederick c. painton, grim reaper, l. ron hubbard, leo morey, popular detective magazine, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on November 1934 – debut issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

December 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clifford benton, frederick c. painton, strange detective stories, turban, veil, william e. barrettLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

January 1934

cover art by Clifford Benton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, chained, clifford benton, dragon, e. hoffmann price, frederick c. painton, jack smalley, norvell page, strange detective stories, zombieLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, dame, erle stanley gardner, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, grim reaper, pearl necklace, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1932 issue ~ cover by Eugene Frandzen

December 1932

cover by Eugene Frandzen

Posted on May 2, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, confession, eugene frandzen, frederick c. painton, handcuffsLeave a comment on December 1932 issue ~ cover by Eugene Frandzen

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on April 26, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace detective magazine, frederick c. painton, midnight, noose, rafael desotoLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

cover art repurposed from Thrilling Detective, December 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024January 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, joe archibald, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph zirm, skeleton, william l. hopson1 Comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale clark, frederick c. painton, gaffing hook, j.w. scott, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

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