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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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August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1933

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, greater gangster stories, margie harris, tom lovellLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1935 Canadian issue

November 1935 – first Canadian issue

same cover art as the November US 1935 issue

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags decapitation, femme fatale, margie harris, maxwell hawkins, popular detective magazine, sword, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on November 1935 Canadian issue

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 13, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, joe archibald, laboratory, margie harris, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edmond hamilton, margie harris, rudolph zirm, sword, thrilling detective magazine, tom curry, turbanLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

May 1935 issue

May 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony field, e.h. price, margie harris, new detective magazine, weed dicksonLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on March 12, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, finest kind, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, moll, rackateer, tom lovellLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1930

cover by R. C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 23, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazineTags anatole feldman, arthur j. burks, d.b. mccandless, gangland stories magazine, gangster, margie harris, moll, r.c. wardell, seymour rice, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on March 1, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a.t. locke, c.k.m. scanlon, edward parrish ware, fire escape, johnston mcculley, margie harris, rafael desoto, telephone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

April 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, gangster stories magazine, margie harris, patrolman, tom lovellLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1938

First issue of six, later becoming Gangland Detective Stories

better image than previously posted

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on December 17, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, bruce bryan, cosh, e. hoffmann price, margie harris, ten story detective magazine, tom lovellLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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