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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

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

December 1936

cover art by Alvin Pearson

[image updated 1/6/24, 4/24/26]

Posted on January 26, 2024April 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazineLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, hypodermic, kenneth robeson, lester dent, modest stein, terrorLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags grass skirt, h.j. ward, justin case, lei, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

December 1935

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 22, 2024December 17, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, bound, fiend, finest kind, harold f. cruickshank, mad scientist, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

April 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on January 21, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1950

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/14/25]

Posted on January 20, 2024February 14, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags captain zero, g.t. fleming-roberts, hooded, rafael desotoLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

April 1, 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 20, 2024May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on April 1, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags george rozen, skeleton, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 1935 issue

September 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, cigarette holder, femme fatale, mystery adventures magazine, steve fisherLeave a comment on September 1935 issue

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

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted

first appearance of Jim Anthony, meant to be a rival to Doc Savage

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on January 18, 2024January 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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