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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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Category: action fiction

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, harold cruckshank, pith helmet, ray mullholland, rolland lynchLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1930

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags eustace l. adams, high-spot magazine, jerome rozenLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags footprints, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

October 1950

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. caffrey, charles wood, short stories magazine, train fiction, william l. rohdeLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2025May 22, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beheaded, frederick c. painton, hawaii fiction, jean francis webb, racist imagery, rudolph belarski, scimitar, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 10, 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, dagger, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, racist imagery, short stories magazineLeave a comment on February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

July 1932

cover art by J. George Janes

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 6, 2025October 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective dragnet magazine, fez, harry widmer, j. george janes, suit of armor, tuxLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 25, 2024December 20, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags christmas, pete kuhlhoff, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 27, 1930

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on December 21, 2024March 7, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clem yore, gayle hoskins, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 20, 1926

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 20, 2024August 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags boyden sparks, christmas crime, modest stein, the popular magazineLeave a comment on December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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