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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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January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

January 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 10, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags avin h. johnston, harrison keith, j.j. kalez, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1936

cover art by Jerome Rozen

William Powell in The Thin Man Goes Home, 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2024June 23, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood fiction, jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, nick charles, theodore a. tinsley, thin man, william powellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

February 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better cover than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armored car, gold, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on October 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

cover art by Jerome Rozen

cover art by Jerome Rozen

oil on canvas, 20 x 18 inches

August 1943 issue

[cover image updated 6/28/24]

Posted on June 18, 2024June 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bank robbery, jerome rozen, joe archibald, maurice phillips, robert turner, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1939

cover art by Jerome Rozen

[cover updated 11/30/25

Posted on June 13, 2024November 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags feds, g-men magazine, hypodermic, jerome rozen, laboratory, mad scientistLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, bloody fingerprints, jerome rozen, robert turner, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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