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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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January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1950

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, day keene, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bank heist, new detective magazine, norman saunders, richard deming, smoking, vaultLeave a comment on October 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, blackjack, bullet hole, merle constiner, new detective magazine, norman saunders, sap, skull, vaultLeave a comment on December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, dagger, david crewe, ken lewis, new detective magazine, rafael desotoLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 10, 2025May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c.p. donnel, dagger, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert c. dennis, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, new detective magazine, norman saunders, venetian blinds, william campbell gault, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bride, bullet hole, carroll john daly, cyril plunkett, david crewe, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, satan hall, skullLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, flashlight, frederick c. davis, new detective magazine, snowman, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, charles beckman, donn mullally, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, norman saunders, robert zacks, taxiLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laboratory, margie harris, new detective magazine, roy somers, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

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