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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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Winter 1951 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Detective Book Magazine #64 Winter 1951 (Fiction House) Allen Anderson cover.

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags a.e. van vogt, allen anderson, dagger, dame, detective book magazine, monkeyLeave a comment on Winter 1951 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1941 issue

December 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art re-worked from July-August 1939 Strange Detective Mysteries

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, jewel thief, monkey, ray p. shotwell, stewart sterling, wayne rogers, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, laboratory, monkey, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Gardner’s 53rd Lester Leith story

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, diamond, erle stanley gardner, hubert rogers, jewel, lester leith, monkeyLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

October 1940 issue

October 1940

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clown, coulrophobia, double detective magazine, green lama, monkey, richard fosterLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on March 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags justin case, monkey, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, monkey, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[image updated 3/5/25]

Posted on January 26, 2024March 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags circus, coulrophobia, d.l. champion, double detective magazine, killer clown, lugar, monkey, richard sale, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, luke short, max brand, monkey, pulp art, talbot mundy, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 29, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, hugh pendexter, monkey, pulp art, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer
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