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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 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

April 1931

cover art by Duncan McMillan

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags duncan mcmillan, e.s. pladwell, robert c. washburn, roy w. hinds, south seas, star magazine, tommygun, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

April 1932 issue

cover art by George B. Cutts

Posted on November 28, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black aces magazine, franklin h. martin, george b. cutts, george bruce, handcuffs, theodore a. tinsley, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by George B. Cutts

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags finest kind, john l. benton, nurse, rudolph belarski, talmage powell, thrilling detective magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1937

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, john a. coughlin, reward poster, william chamberlainLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[images updated 4/19/24]

Posted on April 7, 2024April 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, henry norton, mary freels rosborough, rafael desoto, william chamberlain, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

December 25, 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on December 25, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bruce douglas, christmas crime, hubert rogers, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, william chamberlainLeave a comment on December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

April 1932 issue

April 1932

Posted on November 19, 2023April 2, 2024Categories adventure, magazine, pulpTags ace-high novels, e.b. mann, frederick nebel, pulp art, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1932 issue
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