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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

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags deep sea diver, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

May 18, 1918

cover art by George M. Richards

Posted on July 2, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, dagger, deep sea diver, george m. richardsLeave a comment on May 18, 1918 issue ~ cover art by George M. Richards

May 11, 1935 issue

May 11, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, eustace adams, george f. worts, paul stahr, richard e. wormser, tommygun, william f. houghLeave a comment on May 11, 1935 issue

October 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

October 1, 1930

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, arthur o. friel, f.r. buckley, h. bedford-jones, hubert rogers, hugh pendexter, l. patrick greene, pith helmet, r.v. geryLeave a comment on October 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jon Whitcomb

January 1, 1938

cover art by Jon Whitcomb

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, joke, magazine, mystery, pulpTags collier's magazine, jon whitcomb, lipstick, octavus roy cohen, owen p. whiteLeave a comment on January 1, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Jon Whitcomb

July 6, 1935 issue

July 6, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. norton, boobytrap, bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george harmon coxeLeave a comment on July 6, 1935 issue

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, kidnap, richard deming, smoking, windowLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, science fiction, spicyTags h.j. ward, ray gun, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 22, 1930 issue

February 22, 1930

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective story magazine, h.h. kroll, mel watt, paul ellsworth triem, turbanLeave a comment on February 22, 1930 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, doc savage, emery clarke, shackledLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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