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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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October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags exploding cigar, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 6, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

March 1943

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on November 27, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, graveyard, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 10, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, george harmon coxe, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallaceLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on October 26, 2024August 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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