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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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March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags fiend, hypodermic, joe archibald, mad scientist, rafael desoto, ray cummings, syringe, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934 issue

February 1934

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags barry brandon, c.k.m. scanlon, george harmon coxe, johnston mcculley, mad scientist, robot, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue

March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 issue

a version of Rafael DeSoto’s January 1944 US issue

Posted on April 5, 2025March 15, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.g. tahney, dale clark, laboratory, mad scientistLeave a comment on March 1944 Canadian issue

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

February 1940 – first of just two issues

cover art by John Howitt

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags francis james, john howitt, laboratory, mad scientist, russell gray, startling mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags arthur j. burks, detective short stories magazine, don cameron, eric howard, j.w. scott, laboratory, mad scientist, omar gwinn, red circle magazine, scalpelLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1938 issue

May 1938

[image updated 2/15/25 – 10/31/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags beheaded, chained, ghoul, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, richard b. sale, scimitar, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 29, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, helen mccloy, laboratory, mad scientist, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

November 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on October 21, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags erle stanley gardner, frederick c. painton, laboratory, mad scientist, red hoodLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

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

December 1934 issue

December 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell?

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, clues detective stories, harry lynch, mad scientistLeave a comment on December 1934 issue

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