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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 1948 issue

April 1948

cover art by Michael McCann?

September 27, 2013

Posted on April 1, 2025February 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, femme fatale, moll, smokingLeave a comment on April 1948 issue

July 1951 issue

July 1951

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, moll, smoking, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on July 1951 issue

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dame, detective short stories magazine, moll, motorcycle, norman saunders, robert c. blackmon, russell grayLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, delos palmer, moll, private detective stories, private eye, robert a garron, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, cigarette holder, dame, howell dodd, moll, shoulder holster, smokingLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

February 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

Posted on February 9, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, howell dodd, moll, special detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948) Joe Simon and Jack Kirby story, cover, and art.

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, mollLeave a comment on Headline Comics #30 (Prize, 1948)

1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, bullet holes, dame, heist, mollLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #25

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/21/25]

Posted on December 15, 2024May 21, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags george gross, line-up detective, moll, stockings, wanted posterLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags barton hughes, d.b. mccandless, henry leverage, howard beaufort, moll, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

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