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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 1933 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 1933

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on May 28, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, sports fictionTags emmett watson, g. wayman jones, horse racing, joe archibald, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1936

cover art by Walter M. Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, gordon young, henry herbvert knibbs, james stevens, s. omar barker, shoulder holster, walter baumhofer, wynant davis hubbardLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1949 issue

December 1949

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags FBI detective stories, feds, raymond drennen, roe richmond, shoulder holster, w.p. brothersLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

September 1964

cover art by Chacopino

Posted on April 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, jacques pendower, nigel morland, rex dolphin, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

#87, May 1950

#87

cover art by Bob Fujitani [as Bob Fuji]

Posted on April 6, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fuji, crime does not pay, mirror, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on #87, May 1950

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 2/26/25]

Posted on March 19, 2024February 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags h.j. ward, kidnap, roger torrey, shoulder holster, speed detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/1/24]

Posted on March 6, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags hatchet, jewels, nick carter magazine, shoulder holster, skeletonLeave a comment on May 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags colby quinn, h.j. ward, original art, shoulder holster, spicy detective stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

February 1940

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on March 1, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags double detective magazine, emmett watson, erle stanley gardner, hugh b. cave, kidnap, richard sale, robert arthur, shoulder holster, william e. brandonLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on illustration board, 14″x22″

August 1952 issue

Posted on February 19, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags charles j. beckman, fire escape, john d. macdonald, larry holden, new detective magazine, norman saunders, original art, philip ketchum, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

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