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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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July-August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

July-August 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2026July 9, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, emile chipperman, george armin shaftel, malvin singer, samuel m. cummingsLeave a comment on July-August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

July 1943 issue

July 1940

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags detective story magazine, fredric brown, george armin shaftel, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on July 1943 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, dagger, denslow m. dade, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, frederick c. davis, george armin shaftel, john d. swaine, racist imagery, ray cummings, russell gray, tux, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1940

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on March 20, 2025February 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred bester, dagger, e. hoffmann price, george armin shaftel, south sea stories magazine, stockton mulford, william o'sullivanLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford
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