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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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Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective mystery novel magazine, kurt steel, mink coat, mirror, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1943 UK edition

June 1943 UK edition

another source dates this as #6, 195?, but the stories are from the June 1953 US edition. would need the title page of the UK copy to know the date. same cover art for both.

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody fingerprints, bullet holes, ed mcbain, hunt collins, mirror, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1943 UK edition

March 1944 issue

March 1944

cover by Pagano

Posted on May 5, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, dressing table, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, mirror, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1944 issue

May 1947 issue

May 1947

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, mirror, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

October 1947 issue

October 1947

September 17, 2014

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, detective tales magazine, g.t. fleming-roberts, mirror, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1947 issue

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Too late she realized I had taken her dare!

Off Beat Detective Stories, 1961

September 22, 2013

Posted on February 21, 2025February 4, 2025Categories digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags dagger, edward d. hoch, mirrorLeave a comment on Too late she realized I had taken her dare!

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Format ImagePosted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, delos palmer, headline detective magazine, mirrorLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1939

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 7, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dressing table, inside detective magazine, mirrorLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1956 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1956

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dressing table, famous detective stories, h.c. butler, hamilton craigie, mirror, norman saunders, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1956 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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