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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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Tag: pulp art

September 16, 1939 issue

September 16, 1939

Posted on January 1, 2024November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cruise ship, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, hugh b. cave, lei, lester leith, pulp art, t.t. flynn, top hatLeave a comment on September 16, 1939 issue

January 1956 ~ cover art by Larry Harris

January 1956

cover art by Larry Harris

Henry Kane, “Watch the Jools” (Peter Chambers)

[updated with original art 8/5/25]

Posted on December 31, 2023August 5, 2025Categories magazine, original art, updatedTags bluebook magazine, henry kane, larry harris, masquerade, peter chambers, private eye, pulp artLeave a comment on January 1956 ~ cover art by Larry Harris

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Dell reissue with new title

Posted on December 31, 2023December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, celebration, florida fiction, gouache, mike shayne, original art, private eye, pulp art, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

September 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 1, 1935

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 31, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, masquerade, pulp art, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on September 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward  

May 1938

cover art by H. J. Ward  

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags corpse, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, voodooLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward  

December 1949 issue

December 1949

Posted on December 28, 2023December 17, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, human detective magazine, poison, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

1959 Fontana reissue

1959 Fontana

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, paperback, whodunnitTags agatha christie, christmas crime, fontana paperback, hercule poirot, pulp artLeave a comment on 1959 Fontana reissue

1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Signet edition

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags al wheeler, carter brown, christmas crime, dame, femme fatale, police procedural, pulp art, robert mcginnis, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1966 Signet reissue

1966 Signet reissue

Posted on December 25, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags christmas crime, henry kane, negligee, peter chambers, private eye, pulp art, signet paperback, wreathLeave a comment on 1966 Signet reissue

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 24, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, hoilday crime, pete kuhlhoff, pulp art, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

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