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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: adventure

February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 10, 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, dagger, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, racist imagery, short stories magazineLeave a comment on February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

July 1932

cover art by J. George Janes

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 6, 2025October 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective dragnet magazine, fez, harry widmer, j. george janes, suit of armor, tuxLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

April 1931

cover art by Duncan McMillan

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, adventure, mystery, crime fiction, gangsterTags tommygun, william chamberlain, duncan mcmillan, south seas, roy w. hinds, star magazine, robert c. washburn, e.s. pladwellLeave a comment on April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

June 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, grim reaper, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, marionettes, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 25, 2024December 20, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags christmas, pete kuhlhoff, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 27, 1930

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on December 21, 2024March 7, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clem yore, gayle hoskins, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 20, 1926

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 20, 2024August 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags boyden sparks, christmas crime, modest stein, the popular magazineLeave a comment on December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover altered from Oct. 1940 Spicy Adventure

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags bound, fucking nazis, h.j. ward, hugh b. cave, lew merrill, lugar, ray gun, speed adventure stories, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 21, 1917 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 21, 1917

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 15, 2024December 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story magazine, jackson gregory, modest stein, safe crackLeave a comment on April 21, 1917 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mark t. pattie, scarlet adventuress, thelma b. ellis, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

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