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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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December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 26, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, monocle, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1945 Canadian issue

February 1945 Canadian issue

Posted on May 30, 2025May 10, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, monocle, scorpion, snake, spider, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on February 1945 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

stories mentioned on the cover are from the April 1942 US edition

no corresponding US cover art

Posted on May 16, 2025May 13, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, war fictionTags dime detective magazine, monocle, nazi spy, peter paige, silencer, t.t. flynn, top hat, wall safe, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue

Fall 1939 issue – premiere issue

Fall 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2025March 15, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags blueprint, dagger, monocle, nazi spy, thrilling spy stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1939 issue – premiere issue

August 1942 issue

September 15, 2013

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags monocle, nazi spy, true gangster storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, jewel thief, monocle, tuxLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[image updated 10/9/25]

Posted on August 28, 2024October 9, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags alexis rossoff, arch whitehouse, dame, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, monocle, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags monocle, startling detective adventures, tuxLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

January 1949 issue

January 1949

[image upgraded 11/8/25]

Posted on August 13, 2024November 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags detective world magazine, monocle, showgirl, top hatLeave a comment on January 1949 issue

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