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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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April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, mirror, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 11, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted (not as colorful but clearer)

Posted on May 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, mirror, paul ellsworth triemLeave a comment on July 11, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1953 issue

cover artist unknown

November 1953

better image than previously posted

[updated with original cover art 8/8/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bruno fischer, craig rice, dressing table, ed mcbain, evan hunter, finest kind, fletcher flora, henry kane, john j. malone, manhunt detective story monthly, mirror, peter chambers, private eyeLeave a comment on November 1953 issue

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, mirror, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alibi magazine, dagger, dressing table, lyman anderson, mirror, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

June 1946

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, lingerie, mammoth mystery magazine, mirror, ray n. wallLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

#87, May 1950

#87

cover art by Bob Fujitani [as Bob Fuji]

Posted on April 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fuji, crime does not pay, mirror, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on #87, May 1950

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

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, garter, h.j. ward, mirror, showgirl, spicy detective magazine, stocking, thugLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1927 debut issue

November 1927

Posted on March 10, 2024January 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags international intrigue, john a. moroso, max brand, mirror, secret service, smuggling, spy fictionLeave a comment on November 1927 debut issue

May 1947 issue

May 1947

Posted on February 28, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, expose detective cases, femme fatale, mirror, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

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