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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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December 9, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 9, 1939

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories adventure, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, donald barr chidsey, druid, frank richardson pierce, ghoul, h. bedford-jones, jack mann, pulp art, richard sale, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 9, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November, 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November, 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2023November 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags captain zero magazine, evening wear, ghoul, hooded, pulp art, rafael desoto, roulette, tuxLeave a comment on November, 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

August 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, weird fictionTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, ghoul, j. george janes, laboratory, mad scientist, pulp art, skeleton, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, weird fictionTags august derleth, don tracy, ghoul, mark schorer, pulp art, robert bloch, rudolph belarski, seabury quinn, skeleton, skull, strange stories magazine, weird fictionLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[image updated 5/11/24]

Posted on November 18, 2023May 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags boat, bound, ghoul, hooded, phantom detective magazine, pulp art, rafael desotoLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936 ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 4/20/26]

Posted on November 17, 2023April 20, 2026Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags ace mystery magazine, charles marquis warren, frederick c. davis, ghoul, pulp art, rafael desoto, skeleton, snake, weirdLeave a comment on September 1936 ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 5, 1939 issue

April 5, 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, chained, donald graham, frederick c. davis, ghoul, horror fiction, j.w. scott, laboratory, mindret lord, pulp art, red circle magazine, uncanny tales magazine, weird fictionLeave a comment on April 5, 1939 issue

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