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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 3, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rooftop, rudolph belarski, shoot out, will sandmanLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 3, 2024August 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, norman saunders, ralph powers, rooftop, russell benderLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, fire escape, george a. mcdonald, j.w. scott, lee fredericks, rooftop, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1952 issue

September 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, handcuffs, hunt collins, rooftop, sim albert, smashing detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1952 issue

July 1948 issue

July 1948

better image than previously posted

last of three issued published – the fourth never was

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, marian o'hearn, rooftop, shock magazine, theodore sturgeonLeave a comment on July 1948 issue

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