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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 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1930

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags eustace l. adams, high-spot magazine, jerome rozenLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

August 22, 1925 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 22, 1925

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on January 24, 2025January 20, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags charles w. tyler, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 22, 1925 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

October 1950

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. caffrey, charles wood, short stories magazine, train fiction, william l. rohdeLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

July 1936

cover art by Walter Darr

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags international intrigue, racist imagery, scarlet adventuress, walter darr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

February 10, 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 9, 2025December 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand w. sinclair, dagger, foreign legion, j.d. newsom, racist imagery, short stories magazineLeave a comment on February 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

July 1932

cover art by J. George Janes

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on January 6, 2025October 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective dragnet magazine, fez, harry widmer, j. george janes, suit of armor, tuxLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

April 1931

cover art by Duncan McMillan

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags duncan mcmillan, e.s. pladwell, robert c. washburn, roy w. hinds, south seas, star magazine, tommygun, william chamberlainLeave a comment on April 1931 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

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

June 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, grim reaper, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, marionettes, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 25, 2024December 20, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags christmas, pete kuhlhoff, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

December 27, 1930

cover art by Gayle Hoskins

Posted on December 21, 2024March 7, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags clem yore, gayle hoskins, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on December 27, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Gayle Hoskins

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