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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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October 13, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 13, 1928

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on August 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte dockstader, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, madeleine sharps buchanan, paul ellsworth triemLeave a comment on October 13, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues magazine, erle stanley gardner, madeleine sharps buchanan, safe, t.t. flynn, tommygun, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

August 30, 1930 issue

August 30, 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, harold de polo, j. allan dunn, madeleine sharps buchanan, murray leinster, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on August 30, 1930 issue

September 25, 1935 issue

September 25, 1935

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, detective story magazine, madeleine sharps buchanan, marion scott, tiger, warren kimseyLeave a comment on September 25, 1935 issue

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody gloves, ed lybeck, madeleine sharps buchanan, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1937 issue

August 1937

Posted on February 14, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, madeleine sharps buchanan, parrot, valentine williams, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1937 issue
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