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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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March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

March 1943

cover art by William Timmins

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 8/11/26]

Posted on May 17, 2024August 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags clues detective stories, dale clark, fredric brown, kenneth robeson, norman a. daniels, robert c. blackmon, robert w. cochran, william g. bogart, william timminsLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

cover art reused from Detective Tales March 1936 issue

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, day keene, dime mystery magazine, idol, racist imagery, robert c. blackmon, russel gray, tom lovell, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

December 1939

better image than previously posted

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on November 19, 2023November 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clifford goodrich, clues detective stories, emile c. tepperman, graves gladney, noose, pulp art, robert c. blackmonLeave a comment on December 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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