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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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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

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1950

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, day keene, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

June 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags demon, h.j. ward, red star mystery magazine, satan, top hat, tux, wizardLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1938 – first of just three issues

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bull's-eye detective magazine, fiend, george bruce, george gross, hatchet, jack kofoed, john murray reynolds, marionettes, stewart sterling, tony beacon, turban, tuxLeave a comment on Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 1930 issue

September 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags all star detective stories, erle stanley gardner, johnston mcculley, tuxLeave a comment on September 1930 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, hooded, norbert davis, skull, tom lovell, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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