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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 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

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2024December 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, dime mystery magazine, dorothy dunn, francis k. allan, frederick c. davis, grim reaper, jules archer, poison, robert jay arthur, skeleton, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

oil on canvasboard, 14″ x 18″

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2024December 31, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, grim reaper, grover brinkman, magician, original art, rafael desoto, russell bender, skeleton, talmage powell, tuxLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

March 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags grim reaper, marionettes, paul ernst, puppets, skeleton, strange tales of mystery and terrorLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

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

May 1936

cover art by H. J. Ward    

better image than previously posted

[original art and upgraded cover 6/22/24]

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on February 1, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wallace, crystal ball, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, original art, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

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