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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

July 26, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

July 26, 1928

cover art by Joseph Doolin

cover repurposed for December 1932 issue of Rapid-Fire Detective Stories

Posted on May 30, 2026May 14, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags erle stanley gardner, rapid-fire detective stories, rooftop, three star magazineLeave a comment on July 26, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Doolin

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1937

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 28, 2026May 2, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags canoe, complete northwest novel magazine, dagger, george gross, jack bertin, mounties, RCMP, william macleod raineLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 25th, 1928 issue ~ cover art by C. C. Squires

July 25th, 1928

cover art by C. C. Squires

Posted on May 28, 2026May 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h. bedford-jones, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, victor shawLeave a comment on July 25th, 1928 issue ~ cover art by C. C. Squires

May 2, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

May 2, 1940

cover art by Lawrence Toney

Posted on May 28, 2026May 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags brad buckner, dagger, sombrero, wild west weeklyLeave a comment on May 2, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Toney

March 6, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

March 6, 1926

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

Posted on May 28, 2026May 2, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bandit, flynn's detective fiction, joaquin murrieta, joseph gollumb, lejaren hillerLeave a comment on March 6, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lejaren Hiller

September 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

September 1, 1932

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on May 27, 2026May 2, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles wesley sanders, complete stories magazine, forbes parkhill, gayle hoskins, hal dunningLeave a comment on September 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on May 24, 2026May 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, turbanLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1927 issue

March 1927

Posted on May 22, 2026May 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, erle stanley gardner, jeff baker, prison breakLeave a comment on March 1927 issue

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

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags chained, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stewart gatesLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories adventure, magazine, pulpTags dynamic adventures, james stevens, norman saunders, sharkLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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