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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 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 28, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 22, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags convict, dagger, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, jail, rudolph belarski, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 28, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1940 issue

December 1940

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, carl clausen, detective story magazine, walter rippergerLeave a comment on December 1940 issue

February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

February-March 1937

cover art by Art Nelson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags art nelson, bound, detective action stories, john l. chambliss, walter ripperger, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February-March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Art Nelson

March 1943 issue

March 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 12, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arden x. pangborn, blackjack, cosh, detective story magazine, j.j. des ormeaux, walter rippergerLeave a comment on March 1943 issue

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

June 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl clausen, circus, detective story magazine, modest stein, trapeze, walter rippergerLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1934

cover art by J. George Janes

Posted on August 2, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, frederick c. davis, ghoul, j. george janes, paul chadwick, ten detective aces magazine, walter rippergerLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

October 14, 1939 issue

October 14, 1939

Posted on July 27, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, poison, richard l. hobart, walter rippergerLeave a comment on October 14, 1939 issue

October 1935 issue

October 1935 – first issue when changed from weekly to monthly

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, ellery queen, top hat, walter rippergerLeave a comment on October 1935 issue

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

September 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, cornell woolrich, dagger, detective story magazine, eye patch, modest stein, walter rippergerLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, double detective magazine, paul ernst, richard sale, roger torrey, rudolph belarski, top hat, tux, walter rippergerLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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