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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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January 30, 1937 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

January 30, 1937

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lugar, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 30, 1937 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, diamond, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, letters, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 1937 issue

March 1937

cover art by J.W. Scott?

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, james hall, james mallory, n.v. romero, richard sale, richard werner, roger torrey, star detective magazine, windowLeave a comment on March 1937 issue

December 1944 issue

December 1944

Posted on September 17, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazineTags dame, pulp illustration, richard sale, sir magazineLeave a comment on December 1944 issue

cover art by Emmett Watson

Captain’s Shot, Detective Fiction Weekly, February 25, 1939
Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches (71.1 x 61.0 cm)
Signed center right

Posted on August 25, 2024November 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, oil on canvas, paul ernst, richard sale, t.t. flynn, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Emmett Watson

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1939

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags armstrong livingston, blackmail, bound, dagger, h.h. stinson, richard lyon, richard sale, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

February 17, 1940 issue

February 17, 1940

Posted on May 16, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, detective fiction weekly, eric howard, flynn's, frank wrentmore, helen king, myles hudson, philip ketchum, richard saleLeave a comment on February 17, 1940 issue

December 2 1939 issue

December 2 1939

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, dagger, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, hooded, richard sale, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on December 2 1939 issue

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, airport, george bruce, george harmon coxe, paul ernst, richard sale, rudolph belarski, steve fisher, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, h.j. ward, jungle fiction, richard saleLeave a comment on March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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