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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 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

April 1933

cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue book magazine, culpeper zandtt, frederick bechdolt, joseph chenoweth, s. andrew wood, swordLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1932

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazine, swordLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1935 Canadian issue

November 1935 – first Canadian issue

same cover art as the November US 1935 issue

Posted on June 19, 2024May 26, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, canadian pulp, mystery, crime fictionTags maxwell hawkins, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, theodore a. tinsley, margie harris, sword, decapitationLeave a comment on November 1935 Canadian issue

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edmond hamilton, margie harris, rudolph zirm, sword, thrilling detective magazine, tom curry, turbanLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 22, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.t. locke, casket, ghoul, jack d'arcy, john a. saxon, johnston mcculley, paul ernst, rafael desoto, sword, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1943 issue

February 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, axe, convict, dagger, david crewe, g.t. fleming-roberts, noose, philip ketchum, poison, sword, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1943 issue

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

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, clues detective stories, e. hoffmann price, sword, tom lovell, turbanLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by J.W. Scott or William F. Soare?

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bound, racist imagery, sword, true gang stories, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

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