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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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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

Posted on January 11, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags 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, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, 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

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2023December 11, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, jack hopper, mistletoe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeleton, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

October 1940

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

[corrected 6/28/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 28, 2024Categories aviation fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updated, war fiction, weird fictionTags bi plane, dogfight, frederick blakeslee, g-8 and his battle aces, grim reaper, robert j. hogan, skeletonLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags baseball fiction, dagger, norman saunders, northwest fiction, skeleton, sports fiction, variety detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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