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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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July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

July 1942

cover art by Paul Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles ingerman, dagger, detective short stories magazine, jewel thief, paul drake, stockings, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags finest kind, h.j. ward, jewel thief, mirror, private detective stories, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1933 issue

August 1933

Posted on January 22, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g. wayman jones, jewel thief, kerry mcroberts, mirror, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on August 1933 issue

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

August 1939

cover art by Charles De Feo

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred williams, charles de feo, clues detective stories, jewel thiefLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 8, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, jewel thief, john lawrence, pulp art, richard sale, top hat, wall safeLeave a comment on July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, scotland yard magazine, sidney riesenberg, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940 issue

October 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, double-action detective magazine, frank kerr, james rourke, jewel thief, max rand, paul selonke, pulp art, wall safeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

May 1941 issue

March 1941

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags jewel thief, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, top hat, true crime, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue

July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by C. Clyde Squires

July 2, 1927

cover art by C. Clyde Squires

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazineTags a. merritt, argosy magazine, c. clyde squires, jewel thief, pulp art, satanLeave a comment on July 2, 1927 issue ~ cover art by C. Clyde Squires

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