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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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August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

August 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, e. hoffmann price, hector gavin grey, nickel detective magazine, racist imagery, yellow menaceLeave 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 crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags delos palmer, john bard, racist imagery, spicy detective stories, yellow menaceLeave 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 crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, philip ketchum, racist imagery, william degenhard, yellow menaceLeave 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

[cover updated 4/30/26]

Posted on September 8, 2024April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dagger, earl w. scott, george a. mcdonald, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1944

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags allen anderson, binoculars, flashlight, private detective stories, racist imagery, rooftop, spy, yellow menaceLeave a comment on January 1944 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 23, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 23, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, blood, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, top hat, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 23, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

September 1930

cover art by Jno Ruger

Posted on August 6, 2024April 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, ed earl repp, eugene george key, gem, hugo gernsback, jewel, jno ruger, racist imagery, telephone, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

August 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles green, delos palmer, gerald verner, oscar schisgall, racist imagery, thrilling detective magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July-August 1939 issue

July-August 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/10/25]

Posted on July 29, 2024February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags circus, racist imagery, russell gray, stewart sterling, strange detective mysteries, yellow menaceLeave a comment on July-August 1939 issue

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