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

April 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on March 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags chained, dungeon, evil eye, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pulp art, rat, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on March 14, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags blood, bound, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, skeleton, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on March 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags q. patrick, rudolph belarski, skull, spiderweb, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by John Drew

cover art by John Drew

February 1932 issue

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on February 28, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, john drew, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by John Drew

May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1, 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 21, 2024December 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, killer clown, skull, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1948

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 18, 2024April 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, cyril plunkett, day keene, dime mystery magazine, ghoul, rafael desoto, skull, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

January 1941 issue

January 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags laboratory, mad scientist, norvell w. page, skull, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

July 1939 issue

July 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, dagger, detective tales magazine, john g. pearsol, norbert davis, paul ernst, shackled, skull, stewart sterling, thomas w. duncan, tux, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

[image updated 9/21/24]

Posted on January 17, 2024September 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, fiend, j. allan dunn, mad scientist, paul ernst, ray cummings, red hot poker, rudolph zirm, skull, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

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