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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 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1935

cover art by John A. Coughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, flashlight, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, norvell page, paul ernst, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1938 issue

June 1938

[updated 10/28/25]

Format ImagePosted on December 20, 2024October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, norvell page, roulette, staircase, tux, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

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

March 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, detective short stories magazine, j.w. scott, omar gwinn, red circle, russell gray, samuel taylor, w.t. ballard, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, kidnapping, private detective stories, taxi, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of hearts, boobytrap, h.l. parkhurst, john mallory, laurence donovan, super-detective stories, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1942

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags emile c. tepperman, jerome rozen, mystery magazine, theodore tinsley, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

August 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace-high detective, bound, chained, dagger, fred macisaac, malvin singer, racist imagery, shackled, thomas walsh, william e. barrett, wyatt blassingame, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 8, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, detective tales magazine, don james, frederick c. davis, john k. butler, rafael desoto, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937 issue

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, coffin, dime mystery magazine, emerson graves, hypodermic, mad scientist, paul ernst, tom lovell, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1941 issue

December 1941

better image than previously posted

cover art re-worked from July-August 1939 Strange Detective Mysteries

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, jewel thief, monkey, ray p. shotwell, stewart sterling, wayne rogers, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

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