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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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October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1930

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, d.b. mccandless, g.a. moffatt, gangster stories magazine, george bruce, gun molls, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1938 – first of just three issues

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bull's-eye detective magazine, fiend, george bruce, george gross, hatchet, jack kofoed, john murray reynolds, marionettes, stewart sterling, tony beacon, turban, tuxLeave a comment on Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1937 issue

April 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george bruce, paul ernst, popular detective magazine, skeleton, william donald brayLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george bruce, popular detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

April 1932 issue

cover art by George B. Cutts

Posted on November 28, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black aces magazine, franklin h. martin, george b. cutts, george bruce, handcuffs, theodore a. tinsley, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, george bruce, hector gavin grey, hugh b. cave, lantern, norman a. daniels, rudolph zirm, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. leslie ross, decapitation, frederick c. painton, george bruce, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, airport, george bruce, george harmon coxe, paul ernst, richard sale, rudolph belarski, steve fisher, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1950 issue

Winter 1950

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 2, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, bound, frederick c. painton, g.t. fleming-roberts, george bruce, norman a. daniels, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on Winter 1950 issue

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