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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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October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bound, mystery adventures magazine, norman saunders, robert mcblair, six gunLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2023May 12, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, fiend, lingerie, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1935 issue

April 1935

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hugh b. cave, mystery adventures magazine, octavus roy cohen, richard b. saleLeave a comment on April 1935 issue

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 9, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, doc savage, emery clarke, finest kind, pulp art, sacrifice, swordLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 20, 2026Categories adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, hunchback, laboratory, mad scientist, robert leslie bellem, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

A slight re-working – –

May 1939 issue reworked for the May 1940 issue – both by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandito, bound, gunfight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on A slight re-working – –

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

October 1937

cover art by R.G. Harris

signed by the artist nearly 60 years later

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 8, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags deep sea diver, doc savage, r.g. harris, spear gunLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by R.G. Harris

April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 20, 1925

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, western fictionTags adventure magazine, gun fight, h.c. murphy, pulp art, six gunLeave a comment on April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, octopus, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cruise ship, emeralds, jewels, norman saunders, saucy romantic adventures, steve fisherLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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