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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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Tag: handcuffs

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

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

July 1938

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on February 25, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags captain satan, handcuffs, malvin singerLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/5/24]

Posted on February 20, 2024May 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags carl mckinnon saunders, h.h. stinson, handcuffs, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 12, 1936 issue

September 12, 1936

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, earl w. scott, fred macisaac, handcuffs, johnston mcculley, l. ron hubbard, norbert davisLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue

March 22, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 22, 1924

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on January 14, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags call box, cop, detective story magazine, handcuffs, john a. coughlin, john jay chichesterLeave a comment on March 22, 1924 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 2, 1935 issue

March 2, 1935 issue

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, handcuffs, j. allan dunn, jimmy harrington, pulp art, thugLeave a comment on March 2, 1935 issue

May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, frederick c. davis, gun fight, handcuffs, malvin singer, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

1957 Signet paperback original

pseudonym of Lee Borden

1957 Signet paperback original

cover art uncredited but looks like James Meese?

Posted on December 9, 2023December 8, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags borden deal, handcuffs, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet paperback original

August 1953 issue

August 1953

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, handcuffs, pulp illustration, smoking, true crimeLeave a comment on August 1953 issue

June 1943 issue

June 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags berkeley gray, dame, femme fatale, handcuffs, moll, pulp art, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

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