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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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December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thugLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.b. yorke, gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, shoulder holster, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on September 3, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, dagger, john gerard, lawrence a. keating, moll, racketeer and gangland stories, thug, tom lovell, walt s. dinghall, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1941 issue

November 1941

Posted on August 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, fingerprints, g. wayman jones, telephone, thugLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

December 1948

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, booton herndon, dan gordon, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, mailbox, thugLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1931 issue

January 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gangster stories magazine, rackateers, thug, tom lovellLeave a comment on January 1931 issue

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on July 8, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, thugLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

June 1937 issue

June 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, smoking, thugLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image of same cover

[cover updated 10/28/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024October 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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