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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: real detective magazine

January 1966 issue

January 1966

Posted on September 18, 2024September 10, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags brothel, dame, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1966 issue

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

January 1934

cover art by Marland Stone

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags kidnapping, machine gun kelly, marland stone, real detective magazine, urschel caseLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Marland Stone

March 1937 issue

March 1937

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags g-men, real detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1937 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

July 1936

cover art by Philip Lyford

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alvin karpis, philip lyford, real detective magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

November 1941 issue

Format ImagePosted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags bound, pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

December 1952 issue

December 1952

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags real detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

March 1939 issue

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, real detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

May 1938 issue

May 1938

cover art by Marland Stone?

better image than previously posted

[updated 4/12/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024April 12, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags fucking nazis, real detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

November 1938 issue

November 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags finest kind, real detective magazine, thomas deweyLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

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