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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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August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 19, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, clown, coulrophobia, h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a garron, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags a. oboler, c.b. yorke, jewel thief, john gerard, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

1952 Popular Library paperback ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

1952 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags blackmail, dame, femme fatale, popular library, verne chute, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Popular Library paperback ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Wilson

February 1930

cover art by Arthur Wilson

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur wilson, bullet holes, gangster stories magazine, gun moll, rackateer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Wilson

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags curtiss t. gardner, m.d. orr, mirror, pearl necklace, popular detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 Canadian

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, mary freels rosborough, telephone booth, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1930

cover art by R.C. Wardell

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags barton hughes, d.b. mccandless, henry leverage, howard beaufort, moll, r.c. wardell, rackateer stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1930 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mark t. pattie, scarlet adventuress, thelma b. ellis, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Ace paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, harry whittington, noir, robert maguire, thriller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 11, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl mckinnon saunders, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, ten detective aces magazine, window, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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