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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

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

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 30, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, devil, finest kind, georges surdez, ralph r. perry, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1937

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, john a. coughlin, reward poster, william chamberlainLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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