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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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May 1943 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1943

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 6/29/24]

Posted on April 25, 2024June 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags carnival, clown, coulrophobia, fredric brown, john a. coughlin, mystery magazine, theodore a. tinsley, unusual detective stories, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[images updated 8/3/25]

Posted on April 24, 2024August 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fredric brown, helen reilly, mystery book magazine, mystery novel, patrick quentin, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1950 issue

Summer 1950

better image than previously posted

Brown’s “The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches” published as a book by Dell in 1951

Posted on April 15, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags case of the dancing sandwiches, fredric brown, john d. macdonald, mystery book magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1950 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

“Velma’s Predicament”, Detective Tales magazine cover, September 1944
oil on board, 14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches

Posted on March 7, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags detective tales magazine, donald g. cormack, edward j. donovan, francis k. allan, fredric brown, handcuffs, original art, rafael desoto, ray bradbury, robert turner, scarLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue

November 1944

Posted on February 26, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, g. wayman jones, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

Summer 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Summer 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, dale clark, donn mullally, fredric brown, john h. knox, samuel cherry, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on Summer 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

July 1953

cover art by Lou Machetti

Posted on December 5, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, bullet holes, craig rice, ed mcbain, evan hunter, frank kane, fredric brown, lou marchetti, manhunt digest, pulp art, richard s. pratherLeave a comment on July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Lou Marchetti

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

September 1948

cover art by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 27, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, alec hudson, f.r. buckley, fredric brown, hal g. evarts, james norman, pulp art, richard howells watkins, robert stanley, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

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