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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 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1934

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, knife fight, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

December 1937

cover art by J.W. Scott

the only issue published

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete adventure magazine, j. allan dunn, j.w. scott, james hall, lon taylor, rex evans, south seasLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

Format ImagePosted on December 12, 2023May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags a. merritt, argosy magazine, fred macisaac, j. allan dunn, logger, mounties, paul stahr, RCMP, will mcmorrowLeave a comment on October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

1963 movie poster

1963 Universal one sheet, 27×41″

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, whodunnitTags audrey hepburn, cary grant, charade, financial crime, george kennedy, heist, james coburn, movie poster, ned glass, paris fiction, stanley donen, walter matthauLeave a comment on 1963 movie poster

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

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags garter, gunfight, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 15, 1938 issue

June 15, 1938

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on June 15, 1938 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 9, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, doc savage, emery clarke, finest kind, pulp art, sacrifice, swordLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

A slight re-working – –

May 1939 issue reworked for the May 1940 issue – both by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandito, bound, gunfight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on A slight re-working – –

January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1933

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, grim reaper, maxwell grant, pulp art, skeleton, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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