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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 Rafael DeSoto

July 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, laboratory, leo hoban, mad scientist, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

February 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on July 31, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crystal ball, fangs, fiend, laboratory, richard l. hobart, thrilling detective magazine, walter hartmanLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

August 1941 Canadian issue

August 1941 Canadian issue

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, hypodermic, laboratory, mad scientist, strange detective mysteries, wayne rogersLeave a comment on August 1941 Canadian issue

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, laboratory, monkey, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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

cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by John Walter Scott

oil on canvas, 30.25 x 22.25 in.

November 1937 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, e. hoffmann price, hypodermic, j.w. scott, laboratory, mad scientist, syringeLeave a comment on cover art by J.W. Scott

Summer 1943 issue

Summer 1943

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, laboratoryLeave a comment on Summer 1943 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, acid, cobra, frederick c. davis, laboratory, leslie t. white, mad scientist, william e. barrettLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, frederick c. davis, john lawrence, laboratory, mad scientist, malvin singer, scalpel, skull, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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

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