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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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February 1952 issue

February 1952

Posted on June 30, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, ed mcbain, famous detective stories, hunt collins, richard brister, seven andertonLeave a comment on February 1952 issue

June 1943 UK edition

June 1943 UK edition

another source dates this as #6, 195?, but the stories are from the June 1953 US edition. would need the title page of the UK copy to know the date. same cover art for both.

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody fingerprints, bullet holes, ed mcbain, hunt collins, mirror, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1943 UK edition

May 1952 issue

May 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ed mcbain, fact detective stories, hunt collins, kidnap, mink stoleLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

September 1952 issue

September 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, handcuffs, hunt collins, rooftop, sim albert, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Herman Spieler

July 1953

cover art by Hiram Spieler (?)

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, dorothy dunn, ed mcbain, harold q. masur, hunt collins, private eye magazine, stewart sterling, will ourslerLeave a comment on July 1953 issue ~ cover art by Herman Spieler
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