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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 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1, 1934

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, james stevens, ted copp, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

December 1, 1934

cover art by C. Calvert (aka C.C. Beall)

Posted on March 2, 2024April 4, 2024Categories adventure, anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags argosy magazine, black magic, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoe, voodooLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

November 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on March 1, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, railroad fiction, the avenger magazine, train fictionLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

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

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on March 1, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jungle queen, leopard, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 29, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, logger, northwest, spicy-adventure stories, wyreck brentLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

September 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on February 28, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags demon, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 26, 2024December 20, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

August 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024December 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags espionage fiction, h.l. parkhurst, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

last Spicy-Adventure title , next issue will change to Speed-Adventure

Posted on February 21, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags allen anderson, garter, lew merrill, nurse, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, submarine, torpedo, u-boatLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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