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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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May 1942 issue

May 1942

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david crewe, francis k. allan, new detective magazine, ray p. shotwell, rex faustLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1948

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 20, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bullet holes, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, peter paige, rafael desoto, skull, tux, wallace umphrey, william roughLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1951 issue

December 1951

Posted on September 30, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags don james, donald barr chidsey, larry holden, new detective magazine, shad collinsLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, dame, day keene, femme fatale, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turner, top hat, tux, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

cover is based on the November 1943 US issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 13, 2024June 21, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags dagger, new detective magazine, robert turner, showgirlLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, g.t. fleming-roberts, judson p. philips, leigh brackett, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, wiretapLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, evidence, flashlight, hatchet, james a. kirch, john h. knox, moll, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoe, wall safe, wyatt blassingame, zeta rothschildLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941 – premiere issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, david crewe, george a. shaftel, john b. starr, new detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, skeleton, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 – premiere issue

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joel townsley rogers, johanas l. bouma, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, sarcophagusLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, o.b. myers, ray p. shotwell, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

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