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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

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

May 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 4/29/25]

Posted on May 29, 2024April 29, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bruce cassiday, derek lebarre, don james, FBI detective stories, feds, norman saunders, shoulder holster, smugglingLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 28, 1928 issue

January 28, 1928

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags asshole, clement wood, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, KKK, racistLeave a comment on January 28, 1928 issue

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexis rossoff, edgar l. cooper, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy stories magazine, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Spicy Adventure Stories, July 1939
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, luke terry, oil on canvas, spicy-adventure stories, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 22, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, clint morgan, scimitar, spicy-adventure stories, turbanLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fiction, weird fictionTags hamilton washburn, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard tooker, sam mimsLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

August 1925

cover art by R. James Stuart

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on May 21, 2024February 5, 2026Categories action fiction, fantasy, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags arthur j. burks, dragon, george allan england, r. james stuart, real detective tales and mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1925 issue ~ cover art by R. James Stuart

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

November 1933

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags grim reaper, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 20, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, uncategorized, weird fictionTags arthur wallace, delos palmer, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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