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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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Tag: two complete detective books magazine

November 1944 issue

November 1944

Posted on September 7, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dagger, private eye, two complete detective books magazine, vera kelseyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

November 1943 issue

November 1943

Posted on May 27, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, margaret millar, stewart sterling, thriller, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

January 1945

cover art by George Gross

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on April 6, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anne nash, frances & richard lockridge, george gross, skull, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on March 13, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, jonathan stagge, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1939

cover art by George Gross

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony morton, dame, evening wear, femme fatale, mystery novel, robert george dean, skull, smoking, top hat, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1939 debut issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1950 issue

July 1950

cover art by George Gross?

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blackjack, day keene, pulp art, rex russell, streetlight, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on July 1950 issue

Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer (May) 1940

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mysteryTags dana chambers, george gross, laboratory, lightning, mad scientist, pulp art, skull, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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