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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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February 29, 1936 issue

February 29, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 26, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward s. williams, george bruce, h.h. matteson, prison break, richard wormser, tommygunLeave a comment on February 29, 1936 issue

May 23, 1936 issue

May 23, 1936

Posted on July 12, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, judson p. philips, richard wormser, womam with a gunLeave a comment on May 23, 1936 issue

February 1949 issue

February 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, donn mullally, john d. macdonald, john spain, kidnapping, richard wormser, taxi, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black book detective, donald s. aitken, frederick c. painton, handcuffs, james p. olsen, norman saunders, philip ketchum, richard wormser, thugLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

June-July 1937

cover art by Charles De Feo

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, charles de feo, d.b. mccandless, detective action stories, leon byrne, richard wormserLeave a comment on June-July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Charles De Feo

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, porthole, richard b. sale, richard wormser, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1944 Canadian issue

November 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on July 25, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags electric chair, richard wormser, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on November 1944 Canadian issue

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

January 1957

cover art by Ray Houlihan

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bob turner, carroll mayers, david alexander, finest kind, gil brewer, john d. macdonald, manhunt detective story monthly, ray houlihan, richard wormser, theodore prattLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 19, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, philip ketchum, richard wormser, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 21, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alcatraz, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philips, paul ernst, richard wormser, tommygunLeave a comment on January 21, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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