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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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Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[images updated 8/3/25]

Posted on April 24, 2024August 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fredric brown, helen reilly, mystery book magazine, mystery novel, patrick quentin, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1949 issue

Summer 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, handcuffs, lawrence goldman, mystery novel, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1939

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony morton, dame, evening wear, femme fatale, mystery novel, robert george dean, skull, smoking, top hat, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross
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