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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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1954 Pennant reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1952 Mill hardcover

1954 Pennant paperback reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags mermaid, mitchell hooks, paul ernst, pennant paperback, private eye, stripperLeave a comment on 1954 Pennant reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, george a. mcdonald, k. krausse, mermaid, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

May 1935 issue

May 1935

Posted on November 24, 2023May 6, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags diana page, gaston devereaux, henri lamoreaux, la paree stories, lurid, mermaid, phillip di mario, phyllis hoerner, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, sleaze, wesley walkerLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

February 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

Format ImagePosted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023Categories adventure, men's magazineTags barye phillips, cavalier magazine, con man, dame, donald hamilton, gold rush, mermaid, private eye, pulp art, shell scottLeave a comment on February 1957 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips
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