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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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September 1942 issue

September 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags bound, day keene, laboratory, robot, strange detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

July 1926 issue

July 1926

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags true detective mysteries, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1926 issue

Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

Fall 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags handcuffs, marty holland, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

May 1953 issue

May 1953

cover art by Willard Downes?

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, ed mcbain, evan hunter, harold q. masur, james m. cain, john j. malone, lew archer, manhunt detective story monthly, private eye, ross macdonald, smoking, steve frazee, william p. mcgivern, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/8/25)

Posted on May 12, 2024May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dime detective magazine, john d. macdonald, norman saunders, sniper, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dentist, donald clough cameron, frank johnson, nurse, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1957 issue – final issue in the series

July 1957

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crack detective and mystery stories, edward w. ludwig, stanley g. weinbaum, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1957 issue – final issue in the series

August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

August 1961

cover art by Dick Shelton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dame, dick shelton, femme fatale, finest kind, manhunt detective story monthly, robert page jones, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, carroll john daly, dame, femme fatale, g. wayman jones, nels leroy jorgensen, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, showgirl, true magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

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