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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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October 1935 issue

October 1935 – first issue when changed from weekly to monthly

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, ellery queen, top hat, walter rippergerLeave a comment on October 1935 issue

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

February 1936

cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, fred rodewald, john l. tiernan, kenneth macnichol, raffles, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, noose, rafael desoto, scaffold, top hat, tux, william e. barrettLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, justin case, showgirl, spicy detective stories, top hatLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1941 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective stories, dagger, dummy, finest kind, magician, robert c. dennis, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

July 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 2/24/25]

Posted on March 16, 2024February 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags george rozen, grim reaper, maxwell grant, skeleton, the shadow magazine, top hat, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on July 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, double detective magazine, paul ernst, richard sale, roger torrey, rudolph belarski, top hat, tux, walter rippergerLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Morris Kusnet

October 1937

cover art by Morris Kusnet

Posted on March 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags candid confessions, dame, morris kusnet, top hatLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Morris Kusnet

December 1936 issue

December 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024February 23, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags real detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on December 1936 issue

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