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

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 19, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, lew merrill, science fiction, spicy-adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

October 1, 1932

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 16, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, edgar franklin wittmack, firing squad, h. bedford-jones, hal dunning, herman landon, kenneth keith colvinLeave a comment on October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on March 15, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags justin case, monkey, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

December 1928

cover art by Ray Wardell

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

Posted on March 14, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace williams, bi plane, eustace adams, flying aces magazine, ray wardell, spadLeave a comment on December 1928 issue ~ cover art by Ray Wardell

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on March 12, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags idol, jerome rozen, nick carter magazine, ruby, tuxLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1963 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

December 1963

cover art by George Gross

Posted on March 12, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, men's magazine, pulpTags adventure magazine, george gross, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1963 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1960 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

Format ImagePosted on March 12, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, men's magazine, pulpTags barye phillips, cavalier magazine, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scott, showgirlLeave a comment on October 1960 issue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

May-June 1947 issue

5-6/47

Posted on March 9, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags coffin, doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dent, pulp illustration, schuyler edsall, tom marvin, william lindsay greshamLeave a comment on May-June 1947 issue

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles g. booth, dagger, edison marshall, grim reaper, midnight, philip macdonald, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, tuxLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

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