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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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Month: May 2024

January 1946 issue

January 1946

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags chained, sensational crime confessions, shacklesLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1934

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dime mystery magazine, franklin h. martin, h.m. appel, james a. goldthwaite, john h. knox, lantern, walter baumhofer, wolf, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

April 1937

cover art by John Drew

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags g-man, john drew, secret service, the feds magazine, tuxLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

artist’s “signature” is his initials carved into the bottom log

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, log cabin, luke terry, northwest, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 4, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, bushwhack, eustace cockrell, frank richardson pierce, george rozen, mardo page, paul ernstLeave a comment on March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, william r. coxLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1939 issue

June 1939

“This issue’s H. J. Ward cover is an altered version of his cover for the April 1938 issue.”

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, robert a. garron, sombrero, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover by Lyman Anderson

November 1932

cover by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/27/24]

Posted on May 13, 2024October 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags c.b. mccray, h.f. caskey, lyman anderson, underworld magazineLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover by Lyman Anderson

July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 28, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags finest kind, kenneth perkins, modest stein, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, horse racing, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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