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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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November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

November 1946

cover art by Lewis Trege

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 28, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags lewis trege, ray cummings, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Lewis Trege

December 1938 issue

December 1938

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on February 17, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, dime mystery magazine, john kobler, lantern, loring dowst, pharoah, ray cummings, sarcophagusLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

[image updated 9/21/24, 6/8/26]

Posted on January 17, 2024June 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, fiend, j. allan dunn, mad scientist, paul ernst, ray cummings, red hot poker, rudolph zirm, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August-September 1939 issue

August-September 1939

included Cornell Woolrich’s “Vampire’s Honeymoon”

Posted on December 28, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags coffin, cornell woolrich, femme fatale, frances bragg middleton, horror stories magazine, mindret lord, ray cummings, skeleton, vampire, whipLeave a comment on August-September 1939 issue

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