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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 1942 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1942

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags garter, headquarters detective magazine, stockings, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on March 1942 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

October 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[updated 10/28/25]

Posted on December 16, 2024October 28, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags blaine, cad, garters, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, stockings, william g. bogartLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/21/25]

Posted on December 15, 2024May 21, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags george gross, line-up detective, moll, stockings, wanted posterLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags barton hughes, d.b. mccandless, henry leverage, howard beaufort, moll, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

August 1937 issue

August 1937

cover art attributed to J.W. Scott but it looks like Delos Palmer to me

better image than previously posted

[image updated 10/29/265]

Posted on December 11, 2024October 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, donald barr chidsey, gary sheene, gregory regan, lemuel de bra, negligee, star detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags garter, poison, real detective magazine, stockings, women in prisonLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

May 1953 issue

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, lingerie, stockings, true police cases magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

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

January 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, bound, h.j. ward, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1939 issue

June 1939

Posted on November 17, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 4, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, bound, dame, george gross, lingerie, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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