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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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Day: May 20, 2026

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 20, 2026May 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, h.j. ward, scimitar, spicy-adventure stories, william b. rainey, yellow menaceLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 20, 2026May 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.e. apple, bound, chinatown fiction, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, roy w. hindsLeave a comment on May 12, 1928 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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