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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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March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1931

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024May 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, delos palmer, detective classics magazine, femme fatale, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1939 issue

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, real detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

June 1938 issue

June 1938

cover art by Richard Cardiff?

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, handcuffs, smoking, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

July/Aug./Sept. 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July/Aug./Sept. 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, george gross, original art, smoking, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July/Aug./Sept. 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1950 issue

Winter 1950

willing to bet the cover art is by Rudolph Belarski – an all-time classic

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur leo zagat, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, kelley roos, mystery book magazine, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on Winter 1950 issue

September 1955 issue

September 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags andrew j. burris, david alexander, hal ellson, james t. farrell, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, richard marsten, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1955 issue

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/15/25]

Posted on May 1, 2024January 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags double-action detective magazine, edward s. ronns, fire escape, handcuffs, j.w. scott, william g. bogart, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, fire escape, george a. mcdonald, j.w. scott, lee fredericks, rooftop, thrilling detective magazine, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

1948, premiere issue

1948

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dame, famous crimes comic, femme fatale, gambling, roulette, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1948, premiere issue

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

September 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

cover art reused from Detective Tales March 1936 issue

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, day keene, dime mystery magazine, idol, racist imagery, robert c. blackmon, russel gray, tom lovell, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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