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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 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags bound, dagger, lew merrill, racist imagery, speed adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 15, 1929

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, military fiction, paris fiction, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 15, 1929 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

Winter 1950-51 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Winter 1950-51

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on May 15, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allen anderson, c. hall thompson, dan cushman, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, robert service, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Winter 1950-51 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bruce douglas, canoe, complete northwest novel magazine, harry sinclair drago, mounties, RCMP, william macleod raine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

May 10, 1943

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

Posted on April 27, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, james norman, peter paige, richard worthington, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, wanted posterLeave a comment on May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

June 1947

cover art by Charles Dye

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, charles dye, gambling fiction, poker, smoking, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dye

August 10, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 10, 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on April 23, 2025March 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, roy vickers, rudolph zirm, short stories magazine, stephen chalmersLeave a comment on August 10, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 21, 1936 issue

March 21, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, electric chair, eustace adams, george f. worts, judson philips, ralph perry, ted coppLeave a comment on March 21, 1936 issue

August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

August 26, 1939

cover art by Marshall Frantz

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags alexander key, argosy magazine, carl rathjen, fred macisaac, judson p. philips, luke short, riverboatLeave a comment on August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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