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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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December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

November 1946 issue

November 1946

cover art attributed to Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective stories, greta bardet, jack bradley, leo morey, seymour irving richin, talmage powellLeave a comment on November 1946 issue

February 1948 issue

February 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood, curt hamlin, dean owen, detective tales magazine, elevator, jack bradley, parker bonner, pearl necklace, peter paige, robert zacks, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1948 issue

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

June 1944

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, h. wolff salz, jack bradley, pearls, robert turner, william r. coxLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[images updated 4/28/25]

Posted on June 30, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, jack bradley, nurse, poison, rafael desoto, ray bradburyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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