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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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April 1943 issue

April 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags exciting detective magazine, herbert brean, laurence donovanLeave a comment on April 1943 issue

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 7, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, laurence donovan, norman a. daniels, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1929 issue ~ cover art by F.R. Glass

January 1929

cover art by F.R. Glass

Posted on January 23, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, cosh, laurence donovan, leslie mcfarlane, mystery stories magazine, sap, vincent starrettLeave a comment on January 1929 issue ~ cover art by F.R. Glass

November 1945 issue

November 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 12, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laurence donovan, private detective storiesLeave a comment on November 1945 issue

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

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags garter, gunfight, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

June 1942

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags allen anderson, dagger, gunfight, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

June 1944 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags canadian pulp, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, sam merwinLeave a comment on June 1944 issue

Winter 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 28, 2023April 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, war fictionTags g-men detective magazine, lantern, laurence donovan, nazi fiction, norman a. daniels, pulp art, rudolph belarski, sabotage, skull, WWII fictionLeave a comment on Winter 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1936

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 4/30/24, 5/2/24]

Posted on November 18, 2023May 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags boat, jerome rozen, laurence donovan, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

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