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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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May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, weird fiction, crime fictionTags day keene, yellow menace, racist imagery, tom lovell, wayne rogers, strange detective mysteries, jadeLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

December 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective action stories, dungeon, erle stanley gardner, racist imagery, van wyck mason, william reusswig, yellow menaceLeave a comment on December 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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

January 31, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

January 31, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories pulp, magazine, mysteryTags dagger, detective story magazine, yellow menace, racist imagery, a.e. apple, john a. coughlinLeave a comment on January 31, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November/December 1939 issue

November/December 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, mystery, weird fiction, horror fiction, crime fictionTags dagger, donald g. cormack, racist imagery, russel gray, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November/December 1939 issue

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags dagger, arthur j. burks, yellow menace, racist imagery, e. hoffmann price, hector gavin grey, nickel detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on September 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, spicy, crime fiction, updatedTags yellow menace, racist imagery, delos palmer, spicy detective stories, john bardLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 1938

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags dagger, jerome rozen, yellow menace, racist imagery, philip ketchum, william degenhardLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

Spring 1933 issue

Spring 1933

Posted on September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles h. snow, dagger, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, robert welles ritchie, rufus king, simon templar, the saint, yellow menaceLeave a comment on Spring 1933 issue

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags dagger, yellow menace, racist imagery, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, george a. mcdonald, earl w. scottLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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