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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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July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1936 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2025November 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, dime mystery magazine, john h. knox, lantern, paul ernst, pharoah, sarcophagus, tom lovellLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1940 issue

September 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, hypodermic, mummy, ralph oppenheim, sarcophagus, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1940 issue

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fiend, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, sarcophagus, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1934

cover art by Delos Palmer

October 27, 2013

Posted on June 30, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, delos palmer, mummy, Roy de S. Horn, sarcophagus, two-book detective magazine, willard k. smithLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939 issue

November 1939

Posted on September 22, 2024November 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, hypodermic, joseph j. millard, mummy, sarcophagus, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

July 1942 issue

July 1942

better image than previously posted

[updated 9/20/24]

Posted on June 14, 2024September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags dagger, francis k. allan, fredric brown, grim reaper, lantern, sarcophagus, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, walt sheldon, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, edward s. ronns, jimmy o'brien, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, roger torrey, sarcophagus, skeleton, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, john a. saxon, mummy, museum, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, sarcophagusLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joel townsley rogers, johanas l. bouma, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, sarcophagusLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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