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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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November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, earl w. scott, george a. mcdonald, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1948 issue

July 1948

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on July 1948 issue

June 1933 issue

June 1933

second issue

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, g. wayman jones, map, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1933 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 29, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl jacobi, edmond hamilton, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygunLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

her legs don’t work – they make her body too long

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, flashlight, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on April 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 24, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, dagger, john mallory, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.k.m. scanlon, deep sea diver, phantom detective magazine, ralph oppenheim, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeleton, skullLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[image updated 10/12/24]

Posted on July 2, 2024October 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags avin h. johnston, deep sea diver, drive by, earle bow, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1935 issue

June 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, dagger, e. hoffmann price, george a. mcdonald, oscar schisgall, popular detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, spider, yellow menaceLeave a comment on June 1935 issue

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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