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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 16, 1931 issue

May 16, 1931

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 1, 2024June 21, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective story magazine, grim reaper, johnston mcculley, judson p. philips, skull, train fictionLeave a comment on May 16, 1931 issue

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1943

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 27, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags benton braden, berkeley gray, dagger, ghost, jerome rozen, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, leo hoban, norbert davis, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skullLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Norman Saunders

Seven Skulls of Kali, Black Book Detective, October 1936
Oil on canvas, 35 x 24 inches

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, true crimeTags black book detective, norman saunders, oil on canvas, original art, richard b. sale, skull, turbanLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dentist, donald clough cameron, frank johnson, nurse, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, grim reaper, owl, rudolph belarski, skull, todd downingLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1950 issue

April 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 15 mystery stories magazine, robert c. dennis, skull, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags dagger, demon, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1944

cover art by George Tuska

[cover art updated 7/10/24]

Posted on April 8, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, updatedTags bulls eye comic, cold war fiction, dame, femme fatale, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

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