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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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August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

August 10, 1946

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags carnival, jack scholz, merle constiner, pete kuhlhoff, seabury quinn, short stories magazine, theodore roscoe, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 10, 1946 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 6, 1936 issue

June 6, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, fred macisaac, george f. worts, handcuffs, mounties, RCMP, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on June 6, 1936 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on November 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags argosy magazine, flanders field, graveyard, mauser, rudolph belarski, theodore roscoe, veteren's day, WWILeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 24, 1941 issue

May 24, 1941

Posted on September 29, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, robert w. sneddon, theodore roscoe, william brandonLeave a comment on May 24, 1941 issue

September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

September 3, 1932

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, drive by, mobster, paul stahr, robert carse, theodore roscoe, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, evidence, flashlight, hatchet, james a. kirch, john h. knox, moll, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoe, wall safe, wyatt blassingame, zeta rothschildLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 15, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags buddha, dagger, detective fiction weekly, erle stanley gardner, flynn's, jade, lester leith, rafael desoto, richard sale, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

December 1, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert (aka C.C. Beall)

Posted on March 2, 2024April 4, 2024Categories adventure, anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, black magic, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoe, voodooLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

March-April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March-April 1934

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on November 17, 2023April 3, 2024Categories adventure, maritime fictionTags action stories magazine, albert richard wetjen, delos palmer, franklin h. martin, sailing fiction, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on March-April 1934 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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