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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: headquarters detective magazine

March 1941 issue

March 1941

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, headquarters detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1941 issue

May 1942 issue

May 1942

cover art by Sam Cherry?

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags headquarters detective magazine, james perley hughes, lugar, norman a. daniels, rafael desotoLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1948 issue

December 1948

Posted on January 7, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1948 issue

June 1952 issue

June 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on June 1952 issue

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

September 1950 issue

September 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1950 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags allen anderson, headquarters detective magazine, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson?

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags escaped con, garter, headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, prison break, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

May 1949 issue

May 1949

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustration, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue

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