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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

March 3, 1919 issue ~ cover art by Will Crawford

March 3, 1919

cover art by Will Crawford

Posted on October 11, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, pirate, skull and crossbones, will crawfordLeave a comment on March 3, 1919 issue ~ cover art by Will Crawford

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 – premiere and only issue!

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10 action adventures, e. hoffmann price, norman saunders, scimitarLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

February 1951

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags binoculars, charles wood, john d. macdonald, short stories magazine, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

August 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarkeLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

June 11, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 11, 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on October 6, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags complete stories magazine, james clarke, tom lovellLeave a comment on June 11, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

January 15, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

January 15, 1932

cover art by Hubert Rogers

the Northern Lights in pulp

Posted on September 30, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, aurora borealis, harold lamb, hubert rogers, l. patrick greene, northern lightsLeave a comment on January 15, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

October 1936

cover art by R.G. Harris

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags doc savage, r.g. harris, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

August 17, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 17, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, borden chase, carnival, circus fiction, john wilstach, max brand, paul stahrLeave a comment on August 17, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

February 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 4, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fiction, western fictionTags argosy magazine, cleve f. adams, cornell woolrich, edgar rice burroughs, robert carse, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

May 1, 1929

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, arthur o. friel, hubert rogers, pith helmet, tommygunLeave a comment on May 1, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

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