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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 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, detective novel magazine, graveyard, mitchell wilson, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 7, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags casket, cemetery, charles green, g.t. fleming-roberts, gorilla, gravestone, graveyard, harry lee fellinge, john h. knox, lantern, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Mel Hunter

Gouache on Illustration Board, sight size 10.25 x 15″

Mercury Mystery Magazine – January, 1958

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, mystery, original art, pulpTags erle stanley gardner, floyd mahannah, graveyard, mel hunter, mercury mystery book magazine, wolf mankowitzLeave a comment on cover art by Mel Hunter

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 28, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, g.t. fleming-roberts, graveyard, norman saunders, shovel, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1928 issue

March 1928

first of only five issues

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags cemetery, graveyard, grim reaper, howard thurston, skeleton, tales of magic and mystery magazine, top hatLeave a comment on March 1928 issue

January 1928 issue

January 1928

second of only five issues

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags black cat, cemetery, graveyard, howard thurston, skeleton, skull, tales of magic and mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1928 issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

November 1951 issue

November 1951

cover art attributed to Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2023April 29, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazineTags cemetery, dagger, daniel r. gilgannon, famous detective stories, femme fatale, graveyard, Hardboiled, james maccreigh, pulp art, radio, spyLeave a comment on November 1951 issue

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