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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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February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, coffin, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, mad scientist, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1938 issue

March 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, john kobler, noose, paul ernst, trapdoorLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

cover art by Emmett Watson

Captain’s Shot, Detective Fiction Weekly, February 25, 1939
Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
Signed center right

Posted on August 25, 2024November 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, oil on canvas, paul ernst, richard sale, t.t. flynn, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1931

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags beheaded, cornell woolrich, g.t. fleming-roberts, idol, paul ernst, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1934 issue

April 1934

Posted on June 16, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, death ray, george harmon coxe, idol, james p. olsen, oscar schisgall, paul ernst, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on April 1934 issue

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 22, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.t. locke, casket, ghoul, jack d'arcy, john a. saxon, johnston mcculley, paul ernst, rafael desoto, sword, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

April 1935

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/15/25]

Posted on May 21, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, arthur leo zagat, emery clarke, eye patch, hugh b. cave, lantern, leslie t. white, nat schachner, paul ernst, thrilling mysteries magazine, zombieLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 4, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, bushwhack, eustace cockrell, frank richardson pierce, george rozen, mardo page, paul ernstLeave a comment on March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 7, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, fire escape, george mcdonald, paul ernst, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, airport, george bruce, george harmon coxe, paul ernst, richard sale, rudolph belarski, steve fisher, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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