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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 1947 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1947

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, ken lewis, norman saunders, pharmacy, shoulder holster, thugLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1946 issue

July 1946

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crack detective stories, ken lewis, laboratory, robert c. dennis, s.i. richin, skull, witchLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

December 1946 issue

December 1946

Posted on June 21, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, don james, dorothy dunn, earl peirce, ken lewis, parker bonner, thorne lee, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, furnace, ken lewis, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

May 1945 issue

May 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet, cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, ken lewis, pulp art, samuel cherry, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on May 1945 issue

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