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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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January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

January 1945

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, dan keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, gloria stoll, mailbox, richard dermody, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

1953 Warner Brothers lobby card

1953 Warner Brothers lobby card

11″x14″

Re-released lobby card of the 1948 film formally titled “Hollow Triumph”, after the novel by Murray Forbes

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags film noir, joan bennett, movie poster, paul henreid, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1953 Warner Brothers lobby card

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1959 issue

January 1959

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags expose detective magazine, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1959 issue

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 11, 2024May 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, cliff howe, handcuffs, norman saunders, ralph powers, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1947 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1947 issue

cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

April 1937 issue

April 1937

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.h. stinson, handcuffs, steve fisher, ten detective aces magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

the only issue published

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags best detective magazine, dame, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

oil on canvas, 21″ x 30″

Private Detective Stories, June 1941

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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