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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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August 1938 issue

August 1938

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, dagger, denslow m. dade, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, frederick c. davis, george armin shaftel, john d. swaine, racist imagery, ray cummings, russell gray, tux, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, bound, dagger, j.w. scott, norman a. daniels, orlando riggoni, racist imagery, top-notch detective magazine, trap door, william edward hayes, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1938 – premiere issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags bound, dagger, lew merrill, racist imagery, speed adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939 issue

May 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags detective tales magazine, norbert davis, racist imagery, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1939 issue

cover art by Delos Palmer x 2

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, brent north, complete detective magazine, dagger, delos palmer, edward s. ronns, eugene cunningham, omar gwinn, racist imagery, red circle magazine, roger torrey, star detective magazine, william edward hayesLeave a comment on cover art by Delos Palmer x 2

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective tales magazine, eric taylor, george shaftel, norvell w. page, paul ernst, racist imagery, tom lovell, tux, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

June 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on March 3, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, garters, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, racist imagery, saucy movie tales, stockings, WWII fictionLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 27, 2025April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bound, dagger, detective tales, detective tales magazine, john hawkins, norbert davis, racist imagery, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, jade, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2025May 22, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beheaded, frederick c. painton, hawaii fiction, jean francis webb, racist imagery, rudolph belarski, scimitar, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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