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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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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 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on March 12, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags idol, jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, ruby, tuxLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles g. booth, dagger, edison marshall, grim reaper, midnight, philip macdonald, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, tuxLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

June 1938 issue

June 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, john jay chichester, tuxLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, f.k. young, h.j. ward, kidnap, porthole, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1944

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, original art, tuxLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

October 1930

cover by R. C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024December 23, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazineTags anatole feldman, arthur j. burks, d.b. mccandless, gangland stories magazine, gangster, margie harris, moll, r.c. wardell, seymour rice, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover by R. C. Wardell

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur leo zagat, dime mystery magazine, dungeon, fiend, ghoul, henry treat sperry, lantern, paul ernst, tom lovell, top hat, turban, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November-December 1938 issue

November-December 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, dagger, paul ernst, strange detective mysteries, thorp mcclusky, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on November-December 1938 issue

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

oil on canvasboard, 14″ x 18″

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2024December 31, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, weird fictionTags dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, grim reaper, grover brinkman, magician, original art, rafael desoto, russell bender, skeleton, talmage powell, tuxLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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