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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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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

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

November 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

[post updated 5/2/25]

Format ImagePosted on March 14, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, harold woolridge, henry lacossitt, hildegarde withers, james edward grant, mystery magazine, stuart palmer, vincent starrett, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cosh, dagger, double detective magazine, femme fatale, john k. butler, rudolph belarski, sap, walter rippergerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

September 1936

cover art by R.G. Harris

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 6, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cole richards, complete stories magazine, dagger, r.g. harris, richard howells watkins, walter rippergerLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

April 1937 issue

April 1937

cover art attributed to John Drew

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, femme fatale, pulp art, walter ripperger, widowLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

November 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double detective magazine, leslie charteris, max brand, pulp art, richard sale, simon templar, telephone, the saint, top hat, v.e. pyles, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

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