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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

September 25, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Fredrick Wittmack

September 25, 1928

cover art by Edgar Fredrick Wittmack

Posted on July 27, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, frank l. packard, george c. henderson, hugh pendexter, pearls, pith helmet, short stories magazineLeave a comment on September 25, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Fredrick Wittmack

Spring 1953 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1953

cover art by George Gross

Posted on July 27, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexander wallace, dagger, george gross, leopard, witchLeave a comment on Spring 1953 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1962 Crest paperback reissue – cover art by Harvey Bennett

1960 Dodd Mead hardcover

1962 Crest paperback reissue

cover art by Harvey Bennett

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 27, 2026July 13, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bedoin, crest paperback, harry bennett, william p. mcgivernLeave a comment on 1962 Crest paperback reissue – cover art by Harvey Bennett

May 1934 issue

May 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 27, 2026June 25, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dornford yates, ray carr, star novels magazineLeave a comment on May 1934 issue

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

November 1935

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on July 27, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, blaine, bound, lurid, new mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, r.f. starzlLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

June 25th, 1945

cover art by A. R. Tilburne

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. hepburn, a.r. tilburne, achmed abdullah, map, short stories magazine, skull, w.m. raineLeave a comment on June 25th, 1945 issue ~ cover art by A. R. Tilburne

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

February 1937

cover art by John Newton Howitt

Posted on July 25, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony rud, hook, john newton howitt, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

November 18, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

November 18, 1933

cover art by C. Calvert

Posted on July 25, 2026July 6, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, bi plane, c. calvert, c.c. beall, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on November 18, 1933 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

September 12, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 12, 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 25, 2026June 22, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, frederick c. painton, george bruce, lawrence g. blochman, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 12, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1937 issue

June 1937

Posted on July 25, 2026July 8, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags douglas drew, george a. shaftel, top-notch magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

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