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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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December 1948 issue

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake?

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, bullet holes, chained, d.l. champion, dime mystery magazine, frederick c. davis, Joseph W. Dunn, shackled, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1948 issue

September 13, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 13, 1933

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on January 20, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, skeleton, the shadow, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on September 13, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags george rozen, skeleton, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1948 issue

March 1948

better image than previously posted

first of three published issues – the fourth was never released

[updated 5/3/25]

Posted on January 15, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, dagger, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, shock magazine, skeleton, treasureLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on January 11, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, h.j. ward, hooded, ken cooper, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery stories, whipLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on January 4, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, pulp illustration, skeleton, steve fisher, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 2, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags dagger, h.l. parkhurst, rex norman, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1943 issue

December 1943

tittle page

[cover updated 11/1/25]

Posted on December 31, 2023November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crone, g.t. fleming-roberts, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazine, tux, violin, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on December 1943 issue

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

July 1933

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on December 30, 2023December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags gayle hoskins, j. allan dunn, pirate, skeleton, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

August-September 1939 issue

August-September 1939

included Cornell Woolrich’s “Vampire’s Honeymoon”

Posted on December 28, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags coffin, cornell woolrich, femme fatale, frances bragg middleton, horror stories magazine, mindret lord, ray cummings, skeleton, vampire, whipLeave a comment on August-September 1939 issue

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