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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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May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1, 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 21, 2024December 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, killer clown, skull, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on February 20, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, spicyTags frank roberts, h.l. parkhurst, jungle fiction, jungle queen, lei, leopard, spear, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, kidnap, robert leslie bellem, ship, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on February 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags baseball fiction, jungle fiction, mounties, pith helmet, RCMP, sports fiction, whipLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

February 1938

cover art by H.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2024December 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulpTags bound, doc savage, h.w. scottLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

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

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cat fight, h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on February 2, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, hooded, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

May 10, 1932

cover art by Herbert Rangely

Posted on February 1, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags b.m. bower, eustace l. adams, h. bedford-jones, herbert rangely, j.d. newsom, joel townsley rogers, short stories magazineLeave a comment on May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

January 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

January 1, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on January 31, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags graves gladney, maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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