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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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February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

February 1947

better image than previously posted

cover art by Arnold Kohn

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexander blade, arnold kohn, mammoth mystery magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, g-man, public enemy magazine, stockton mulford, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cleve f. adams, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, c.k.m. scanlon, james h.s. moynahan, johnston mcculley, rafael desoto, robert wallace, staircase, sword, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, detective tales magazine, emerson graves, finest kind, george bruce, george shaftel, j. lane linklater, leslie t. white, p[aul ernst, tom lovell, top hat, trench coatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, bound, garter, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, stockings, trench coatLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

November 1959 debut issue

November 1959

first of only two issues

Posted on December 19, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 77 sunset strip, dame, femme fatale, private eye, private eye magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on November 1959 debut issue

January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

January 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags francis k. allan, grandfather clock, milton luros, strange detective mysteries, trench coat, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

March 1956 issue

March 1956

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, fletcher flora, frank kane, gil brewer, hal ellson, jack webb, tedd thomey, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1956 issue

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