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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, hal k. wells, hugh b. cave, jack williamson, james duncan, rudolph belarski, spider, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1937 issue

September 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 30, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry kuttner, john h knox, snake, thrilling mystery magazine, turbanLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on May 25, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bound, carol jacobi, dale clark, dungeon, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, tortureLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

March 1936 issue

March 1936

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

[post updated 11/7/24]

Posted on May 25, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, red hood, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on March 1936 issue

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1944 Canadian issue

January 1944 Canadian issue

reprint of the June 1943 US issue with new cover art

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags frank johnson, g.t. fleming-roberts, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1944 Canadian issue

November 1940 issue

November 1940

Posted on April 3, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, john h. knox, red hood, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on March 7, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags casket, cemetery, charles green, g.t. fleming-roberts, gorilla, gravestone, graveyard, harry lee fellinge, john h. knox, lantern, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1941 issue

July 1941

cover art attributed to – and looks like – Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags crystal ball, henry kuttner, john h. knox, spider, thrilling mystery magazine, ward hawkinsLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

January 1937 issue

January 1937

Posted on January 19, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, spicy, weird fictionTags chained, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry kuttner, hugh b. cave, john h. knox, shackled, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1937 issue

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