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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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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

September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

September 1931

cover art by Joseph Doolin

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags al capone, all star detective stories, hatchet, joseph doolin, robert w. sneddonLeave a comment on September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, evidence, flashlight, hatchet, james a. kirch, john h. knox, moll, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoe, wall safe, wyatt blassingame, zeta rothschildLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on June 25, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, edward churchill, george a. mcdonald, hatchet, hector gavin grey, james p. olsen, racist imagery, rudolph zirm, staircase, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on May 8, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, garter, h.j. ward, hatchet, hollywood fiction, private detective stories, robert leslie bellem, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 4, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur lawson, frederick nebel, hatchet, moran tudury, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMPLeave a comment on February 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/1/24]

Posted on March 6, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags hatchet, jewels, nick carter magazine, shoulder holster, skeletonLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939 issue

September 1939

Posted on March 3, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, hatchet, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1939 issue

1940 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1940 Dell mapback

1940 Morrow hardcover

10th whodunnit with Sir Henry Merrivale

cover art by Gerald Gregg

Posted on December 18, 2023December 12, 2023Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags carter dickson, gerald gregg, hatchet, henry merrivale, john dickson carr, mapback, whodunnitLeave a comment on 1940 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags frank bunce, hatchet, head dress, hector gavin grey, mystery adventure magazine, night club, norman saunders, richard tooker, steve fisher, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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