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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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November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

November 1944

cover art Joseph Szokoli, based on H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/20/24]

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, heist, joseph szokoli, private detective stories, roger torrey, smokingLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

cover art “repurposed” from April 1944 issue by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan turner, herbert carter, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

July 1940

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

better image than previously posted

[post updated 5/3/25]

Posted on March 7, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, george a. mcdonald, joseph szokoli, private detective storiesLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Szokoli

February 1950 issue

February 1950

cover art by Joseph Szokoli

Posted on November 19, 2023November 17, 2023Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazineTags andrew j. collins, dan turner, hollywood detective magazine, joseph szokoli, private eye, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

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