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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

February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

February 11, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, courier, fred macisaac, motorcycle copLeave a comment on February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

April 20, 1935 issue

April 20, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (c.c. beall)?

Posted on April 27, 2024May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 20, 1935 issue

September 22, 1928 issue

September 22, 1928

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clinton dangerfield, george owen baxter, jackson gregory, shoot out, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 22, 1928 issue

March 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

March 10, 1924

cover art by A.L. Ripley

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags a.l. ripley, adventure magazine, pickaxe, pirate, shovel, treasureLeave a comment on March 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, delos palmer, kenneth a. nelson, pirate, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1952 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

July 1952

cover art by Robert Stanley

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, pulp, western fictionTags gambling fiction, robert stanley, zane grey's western magazineLeave a comment on July 1952 issue ~ cover art by Robert Stanley

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Fall 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags c. hall thompson, dog sled, jack london, john starr, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, robert serviceLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

September 27, 1930

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

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

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags george shute, h.j. ward, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

July 20, 1925

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on April 18, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

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