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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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Winter 1936 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

Winter 1936

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on November 11, 2026November 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags emery clarke, frederick nebel, john starr, northwest romances magazine, victor rousseau, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Winter 1936 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

1954 Pennant reissue

1953 Dutton hardcover

1954 Pennant paperback

October 27, 2014

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags fredric brown, pennant paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Pennant reissue

2011 trade paperback original

2011 EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing

October 31, 2014

Posted on October 30, 2026October 3, 2026Categories anthology, horror fiction, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags justin gustainis, trade paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 2011 trade paperback original

November 1936 issue ~cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 30, 2026October 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags blood trail, george bruce, john hawkins, john scott douglas, phantom detective magazine, ray cummings, woman with a gun, zombieLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 26, 2026October 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags frank johnson, jean francis webb, rudolph belarski, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags popular detective magazine, samuel cherry, stuart brock, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

1952 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double paperback reissue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags ace double paperback, lugar, negligee, samuel w. taylor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1959 issue

August 1959

November 17, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, k.j. forrester, robert bowen, trapped detective story magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1959 issue

September 1960 issue

September 1960

October 31, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, dan malcolm, guilty detective story magazine, mark ryan, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

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