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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 1942 issue

May 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2026May 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, bullet holes, charles boswell, crack detective magazine, t.w. fordLeave a comment on May 1942 issue

June 1951 issue

June 1951

Posted on February 18, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, morgue, smashing detective stories, t.w. ford, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on June 1951 issue

April 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

April 1, 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on June 18, 2025June 4, 2025Categories adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.w. scott, skull, t.w. ford, wild west weeklyLeave a comment on April 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

November 1944

cover art by Leo Morey

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2025April 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur mann, bound, crack detective stories, leo morey, mel watt, pearl necklace, robert turner, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

better image than previously posted

repurposed cover from January 1942 Hollywood Detective

[updated with original art 8/8/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bank heist, h.j. ward, super-detective magazine, t.w. ford, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, t.w. ford, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

December 1929

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, axe, dragnet magazine, james howard leveque, john winter south, t.w. fordLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, norman saunders, robert martin, t.w. fordLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

cover art by Leo Morey

November 1945

[updated 2/26/25 with original art]

Posted on April 12, 2024February 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags courtroom, crack detective stories, leo morey, lugar, marvin ryerson, russell gray, t.w. fordLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by Leo Morey

April 1945 issue

April 1945

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, popular detective magazine, t.w. ford, thomson burtis, treasureLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

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