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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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December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

December 1929

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, jewel thief, true detective mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 7, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, evidence, flashlight, hatchet, james a. kirch, john h. knox, moll, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, theodore roscoe, wall safe, wyatt blassingame, zeta rothschildLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, wall safeLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Doris Stanley

March 1929

cover art by Doris Stanley

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags doris stanley, true crime mysteries, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Doris Stanley

June 1932 issue

June 1932

cover art attributed to “Crair”?

Posted on February 29, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crair, h.l. gates, p.p. sheehan, thrilling detective magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on June 1932 issue

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

July 1942

cover art by Paul Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles ingerman, dagger, detective short stories magazine, jewel thief, paul drake, stockings, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Paul Drake

July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 8, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, jewel thief, john lawrence, pulp art, richard sale, top hat, wall safeLeave a comment on July 8, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, jewel thief, scotland yard magazine, sidney riesenberg, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

October 1940 issue

October 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony rud, double-action detective magazine, frank kerr, james rourke, jewel thief, max rand, paul selonke, pulp art, wall safeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

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