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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 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, cyril plunkett, dagger, detective short stories magazine, henry t. sperry, hugh b. cave, j.w. scott, kat schachner, roger torrey, shackled, stockings, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, handcuffs, harold francis sorensen, norman saunders, william r. coxLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

June 1944

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 23, 2024October 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, h. wolff salz, jack bradley, pearls, robert turner, william r. coxLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1946

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, rafael desoto, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1947 issue

February 1947

cover art by Gloria Stoll?

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, d.l. champion, detective tales magazine, pegleg, russell bender, william r. coxLeave a comment on February 1947 issue

November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, grandfather clock, rafael desoto, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Oil on stretched canvas, 18 x 14 in.
Not signed

September 1945 issue

Posted on June 25, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, footprints, oil on canvas, rafael desoto, w.t. ballard, william r. coxLeave a comment on cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1941 – premiere issue

March 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, david crewe, george a. shaftel, john b. starr, new detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, skeleton, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1941 – premiere issue

May 1946 issue

May 1946

cover art attributed to Robert Stanley

[cover updated 3/1/25]

[cover and title page updated 4/28/25]

Posted on May 17, 2024April 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags d.l. champion, detective tales magazine, henry w. norton, john d. macdonald, parker bonner, pearl necklace, robert stanley, w.t. ballard, william r. coxLeave a comment on May 1946 issue

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, william r. coxLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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