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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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April 1946 issue

April 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags laboratory, lee e. wells, mad scientist, paul regard, popular detective magazine, ray gun, robert s. fentonLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, joe archibald, lantern, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, skeleton, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale clark, frederick c. painton, gaffing hook, j.w. scott, popular detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bloody gloves, ed lybeck, madeleine sharps buchanan, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, skeletonLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1945 issue

April 1945

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, popular detective magazine, t.w. ford, thomson burtis, treasureLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 7, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, laurence donovan, norman a. daniels, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1938 issue

April 1938

Posted on February 16, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags eugene thomas, flashlight, james duncan, popular detective magazine, trapdoor, w. chambers ward, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2023December 11, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, jack hopper, mistletoe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeleton, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, dale clark, funeral, george bruce, kay krausse, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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