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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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May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

May 1, 1933

cover art by H. W. Scott

Posted on March 24, 2026March 16, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime comic, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles wesley sanders, complete stories magazine, dragon, h.w. .scott, herman landon, lawrence g. blochmanLeave a comment on May 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H. W. Scott

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1937

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, herman landon, modest steinLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 16, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

March 16, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on March 6, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur mallory, austin j. small, detective story magazine, heist, herman landon, john a. coughlin, roy w. hinds, tommygunLeave a comment on March 16, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 19, 1925 issue

December 19, 1925

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 24, 2024April 25, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, austin j. small, christmas crime, christmas tree, detective story magazine, edgar wallace, herman landon, paul ellsworth triem, santaLeave a comment on December 19, 1925 issue

September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 10, 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christopher b. booth, detective story magazine, herman landon, john a. coughlin, leslie t. white, mirror, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 10, 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 18, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 18, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, detective story magazine, donald van riper, fist fight, herman landon, john a. coughlin, john d. swain, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on February 18, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

February 4, 1933 issue

February 4, 1933

better image than previously posted

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, herman landon, johnston mcculley, lester leith, max brandLeave a comment on February 4, 1933 issue

May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

May 20, 1933

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, fred macisaac, gas mask, herman landon, lejaren hiller, stanley day, victor maxwellLeave a comment on May 20, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

October 1, 1932

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 16, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, edgar franklin wittmack, firing squad, h. bedford-jones, hal dunning, herman landon, kenneth keith colvinLeave a comment on October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

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