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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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Spring 1944 issue

Spring 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

Posted on March 6, 2026February 15, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags skeleton, grim reaper, thrilling mystery magazine, jewels, sam merwin, lee e. wells, manuscriptLeave a comment on Spring 1944 issue

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2026February 8, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags woman with a gun, skeleton, flashlight, sword, russell gray, dime mystery magazine, norvell page, trapdoor, suit of armorLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

1948 Dell mapback reissue

1948 Dell mapback reissue

cover art by George A. Frederiksen, map by Ruth Belew

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, mystery, crime fictionTags cash, dell mapback, george a. frederiksen, matthew head, ruth belew, skeletonLeave a comment on 1948 Dell mapback reissue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

March 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, venetian blinds, william f. soareLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags grim reaper, laurence donovan, maurice tessler, oscar schisgall, skeleton, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael de Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur b. reeve, c.k.m. scanlon, frederick c. painton, grim reaper, l. ron hubbard, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, skeleton, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael de Soto

December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1949 issue

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, grim reaper, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

November 1943 Canadian edition

November 1943 Canadian edition

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, canadian pulp, mystery, crime fictionTags skeleton, grim reaper, poison, hugh b. cave, 10 story mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 Canadian edition

January 1933 issue

January 1933

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg?

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of spades, adele luehrmann, best detective magazine, dagger, grim reaper, john baer, kenneth duane whipple, oscar schisgall, scythe, sidney riesenberg, skeletonLeave a comment on January 1933 issue

February 1937 issue

February 1937

Posted on November 11, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, weird fiction, horror fiction, crime fictionTags skeleton, grim reaper, dale clark, hugh b. cave, john h knoxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue

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