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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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Summer 1949 issue

Summer 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2024April 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, john d. macdonald, mystery book magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 31, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags edward ronns, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 28, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brett halliday, c.s. montanye, private eye stories, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1951

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carter dickson, fireplace, john dickson carr, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on July 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1947 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

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, nels leroy jorgensen, rattlesnake, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arrow, fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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