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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 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1934

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on August 1, 2025July 13, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dalton stevens, eye patch, smoking, true detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1945 – premiere issue

February 1945 issue

better image than previously posted

drawing of Molly patterned on Peter Driben cover, January 1940 issue

Posted on July 26, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime comic, pulpTags molly o'day, peter driben, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1945 – premiere issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, dagger, denslow m. dade, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, frederick c. davis, george armin shaftel, john d. swaine, racist imagery, ray cummings, russell gray, tux, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

February 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, true detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1943 issue

October 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 22, 2025July 13, 2025Categories true crimeTags pulp illustration, smoking, startling detective magazine, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

June 1940

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on July 11, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fenton earnshaw, fire escape, j.w. scott, kidnapping, sky light, thrilling detective magazine, tux, ward hawkinsLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 12, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beauty contest, bikini, carroll john daly, larry holden, new detective magazine, top hat, tux, william roughLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 12, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.q. masur, magician, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, tuxLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1943 issue

June 1943

Paul Valentine from Out of the Past

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories true crimeTags out of the past, paul valentine, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on June 1943 issue

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