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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: underworld detective magazine

May 1950 issue ~ cover art by Bob Graves

May 1950

cover art by Bob Graves

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bob graves, dame, lurid, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1950 issue ~ cover art by Bob Graves

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 3, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags rooftop, underworld detective magazine, w.t. ballard, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

May 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on January 27, 2024December 26, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags michael mccann, mirror, underworld detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1952 issue ~ cover art by Michael McCann

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags chic feagler, lyman anderson, nelson robins, telephone, underworld detective magazine, william mahoneyLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson
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