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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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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

1958 Crest paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1958 Crest paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, bull's eye, crest paperback, femme fatale, moll, steve brackeen, targetLeave a comment on 1958 Crest paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

January 1952 issue

January 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world magazine, femme fatale, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1952 issue

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on November 30, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, c.b. yorke, dame, femme fatale, gangster stories, margie harris, moll, tom lovell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

Spring 1934

cover art by Fred Good

Posted on November 27, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete underworld novelettes, dame, fred good, moll, nelson robins, smoking, westmoreland gray, william mahoneyLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Fred Good

cover art by Howell Dodd

Tempera on paper laid on board, 17 x 12.75 in. (sight)
Not signed

PROVENANCE: The artist, Connecticut.

Lay Down and Die! by Mark Reed, Falcon #26, 1952.

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags dame, falcon digest, howell dodd, mark reed, moll, smoking, telephone, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

Headline Comics #29 (Prize, 1948)

Headline Comics #29 (Prize, 1948) Condition: FN. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon stories, cover, and art.

Posted on November 26, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags diner, headline comics, heist, jack kirby, joe simon, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Headline Comics #29 (Prize, 1948)

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947) Jack Kirby and Joe Simon story, cover, and art.

Posted on November 13, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dame, headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, jukebox, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, moll, special detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

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