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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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May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1936

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace detective magazine, frederick c. davis, g.t. fleming-roberts, rafael desoto, shackled, trench coatLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on October 7, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags chained, f.k. young, finest kind, h.j. ward, kidnap, porthole, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, cyril plunkett, dagger, detective short stories magazine, henry treat sperry, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, kat schachner, roger torrey, shackled, stockings, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 10/30/25]

Posted on August 16, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags chained, eye patch, g.t. fleming-roberts, john russell fearn, shackled, thrilling mystery magazine, zombieLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags chains, front page detective, shackledLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 20, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective novels magazine, eye patch, frank johnson, john l. benton, shackledLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[post updated 12/13/24]

Posted on July 19, 2024December 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, dagger, hugh b. cave, norman saunders, shackled, snakeLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, doc savage, emery clarke, shackledLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 7, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, demon, joe archibald, john h. knox, rafael desoto, shackled, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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