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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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January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, dame, day keene, femme fatale, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turner, top hat, tux, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 11, 1936 issue

January 11, 1936 issue

Posted on August 31, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, erle stanley gardner, tuxLeave a comment on January 11, 1936 issue

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, allen anderson, g.t. fleming-roberts, kidnap, robert turner, tuxLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags monocle, startling detective adventures, tuxLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

July 25, 1936 issue

July 25, 1936

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, max brand, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 25, 1936 issue

March 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags dagger, super-mystery comics, tuxLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

June 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June 1, 1933

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet, complete stories magazine, frederick c. painton, h.w. scott, tuxLeave a comment on June 1, 1933 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June-July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June-July 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 29, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.b. yorke, george allan moffatt, speakeasy stories magazine, tommygun, tux, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on June-July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

June 15, 1940

cover by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/26/25]

Posted on July 29, 2024April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, lawrence treat, robert sneddon, tommygun, tuxLeave a comment on June 15, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

December 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on July 24, 2024July 3, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, doc savage, emery clarke, flashlight, tuxLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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