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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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March 19, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 19, 1932

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, hector gavin grey, john a. coughlin, train fictionLeave a comment on March 19, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, e. hoffmann price, hector gavin grey, nickel detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

April 1932

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags anatole feldman, dame, e.e. murton, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, hector gavin grey, stockings, stuart palmerLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

December 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, george bruce, hector gavin grey, hugh b. cave, lantern, norman a. daniels, rudolph zirm, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

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

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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