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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

September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

September 10, 1922

cover art by James McKell

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, james mckell, sheriff, talbot mundy, thomson burtisLeave a comment on September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 19, 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, borden chase, philip ketchum, richard wormser, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on February 19, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 27, 1929 issue

April 27, 1929

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank heist, cherry wilson, finest kind, howard e. morgan, howard j. perry, max brand, western story magazineLeave a comment on April 27, 1929 issue

September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 14, 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags howard e. morgan, mounties, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

May 1923 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

May 1923

cover art by William Grotz

Posted on May 3, 2024April 24, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bulldog drummond, hooded, sapperLeave a comment on May 1923 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

March 9, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

March 9, 1929

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags charles w. tyler, gayle hoskins, tommygun, western story magazineLeave a comment on March 9, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

February 11, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, courier, fred macisaac, motorcycle copLeave a comment on February 11, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

cover art by H.J. Ward

Speed Adventure Stories cover, November 1943
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags flood, h.j. ward, lew merrill, oil on canvas, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

September 22, 1928 issue

September 22, 1928

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clinton dangerfield, george owen baxter, jackson gregory, shoot out, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 22, 1928 issue

March 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

March 10, 1924

cover art by A.L. Ripley

Posted on April 26, 2024April 22, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags a.l. ripley, adventure magazine, pickaxe, pirate, shovel, treasureLeave a comment on March 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

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