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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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November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags finest kind, h.j. ward, machine gun, resistance fighter, robert leslie bellem, spanish civil war, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

October 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on January 27, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bombing, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, hypodermic, kenneth robeson, lester dent, modest stein, terrorLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, hanging, james a. lawson, necktie party, noose, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags grass skirt, h.j. ward, justin case, lei, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

May 1941

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on January 23, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags c. william harrison, fog horn clancy, pulp art, richard lyon, six gun, west magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

April 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on January 21, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1, 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 20, 2024May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags george rozen, skeleton, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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