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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 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/24/26]

Posted on December 15, 2023April 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags donald dale, frederick c. davis, henry treat sperry, j.w. scott, mad scientist, mystery tales magazine, norman a. daniels, omar gwinn, raymond whetstoneLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

Summer 1933 debut issue

Summer 1933

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, f.g. eberhard, laboratory, mad scientist, tracy webb, two-book detective magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1933 debut issue

April 1938 issue

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags laboratory, lew merrill, mad scientist, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

March 1940 issue

March 1940

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags charles boswell, donald dale, laboratory, mad scientist, mermaid, russell gray, terror tales magazine, wayne robbinsLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

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

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 20, 2026Categories adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, hunchback, laboratory, mad scientist, robert leslie bellem, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

January 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, mad scientist, paul ernst, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

June-July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

[post updated 6/6/24]

Posted on November 20, 2023June 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, horror stories magazine, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, pulp art, wayne rogers, william f. soareLeave a comment on June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer (May) 1940

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mysteryTags dana chambers, george gross, laboratory, lightning, mad scientist, pulp art, skull, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

August 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, weird fictionTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, ghoul, j. george janes, laboratory, mad scientist, pulp art, skeleton, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

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