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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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July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.b. mccray, h.l. parkhurst, negligee, pulp art, spicy detective stories, telephoneLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

November 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double detective magazine, leslie charteris, max brand, pulp art, richard sale, simon templar, telephone, the saint, top hat, v.e. pyles, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags emile c. tepperman, norman saunders, pulp art, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1946 issue

December 1946

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags authentic detective magazine, pulp art, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1946 issue

September 1938 issue

September 1938

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/25/24]

Posted on November 29, 2023February 25, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags pulp art, real detective magazine, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1939

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, jewels, pulp art, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2023Categories true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on December 1940 issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, evening wear, fred macisaac, handcuffs, norvell w. page, paul ernst, pulp art, telephone, tom lovell, tux, venetian blinds, walter c. brownLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

New Detective Magazine, May 1948


cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[updated 11/30/25]

Posted on November 15, 2023December 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, day keene, joel townsley rogers, new detective magazine, pulp art, rafael desoto, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1943

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on November 13, 2023May 7, 2024Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazineTags emile c. tepperman, Hardboiled, norman saunders, pulp art, telephone, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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