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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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October 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags bank heist, new detective magazine, norman saunders, richard deming, smoking, vaultLeave a comment on October 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1952

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, blackjack, bullet hole, merle constiner, new detective magazine, norman saunders, sap, skull, vaultLeave a comment on December 1952 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1942 series

November 1942

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, crack detective magazine, lugar, nazi spy, ross russell, vaultLeave a comment on November 1942 series

March 1939 issue

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bruce bryan, charles boswell, ten story gang magazine, vaultLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 15, 1929

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benge atlee, complete stories magazine, jerome rozen, judson p. philips, vaultLeave a comment on August 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 5, 1929 issue

October 5, 1929

Posted on August 7, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags detective fiction weekly, edward parrish ware, flynn's, garrett smith, george allan england, t.t. flynn, vaultLeave a comment on October 5, 1929 issue

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags garter, h.j. ward, jewels, lingerie, robert a. garron, safe, spicy detective magazine, stockings, vaultLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Edward Valigursky

June 1956

cover art by Edward Valigursky

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories fantasy, magazine, pulp, science fictionTags amazing stories, edward valigusky, milton lesser, robert silverberg, vaultLeave a comment on June 1956 issue ~ cover art by Edward Valigursky

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective novels magazine, john l. benton, thomson burtis, vaultLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, j. lane linklater, norman saunders, ralph powers, vaultLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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