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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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September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover reworked for February 1945 issue

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockings, thug, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

March 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

[cover updated, contents page added 3/22/25]

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags allen anderson, garters, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

January 1941

cover art by Coughlin (John A. Coughlin?)

Posted on April 29, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, john a. coughlin, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Coughlin

March 1951 issue

September 28, 2013

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on April 24, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, smash detective cases, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, dame, dime detective magazine, femme fatale, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, ken lewis, lantern, rafael desoto, stockings, talmage powellLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

June 1942

cover art by Peter Driben

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, garters, peter driben, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on April 17, 2025April 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dagger, dame, garter, moll, stockings, true crime detective casesLeave a comment on March 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dale boyd, garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 15, 2025March 15, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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