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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: crime comic

Underworld #1 (1948)

Underworld #1 (1948)

Posted on January 20, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dame, female menace, moll, prison break, tommygunLeave a comment on Underworld #1 (1948)

October-November, 1954 issue ~ cover art by Jack Kamen

October-November, 1954 issue

cover art by Jack Kamen

December 09, 2013

Posted on January 18, 2026January 8, 2026Categories crime comicTags alley, crime suspenstories, dagger, hooker, jack kamenLeave a comment on October-November, 1954 issue ~ cover art by Jack Kamen

1953, issue #13 – cover art by Dick Giordano

1953, issue #13

cover art by Dick Giordano

Posted on January 16, 2026January 7, 2026Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dick giordano, law breakers suspense stories, subway, thugLeave a comment on 1953, issue #13 – cover art by Dick Giordano

#5 1952 – Last issue

#5, October 1952 – Final issue of the series, fifth of five

Posted on January 15, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags bound, fugitives from justice comic, portholeLeave a comment on #5 1952 – Last issue

1949, issue #8

1949, issue #8

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags flashlight, moon girl, tommygun, vaultLeave a comment on 1949, issue #8

July 1942 issue – cover by Charles Biro

July 1942

cover by Charles Biro

first of the crime comic books, debut issue

Posted on December 30, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags ace of spades, bullet holes, charles biro, crime does not pay, dagger, gambling, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1942 issue – cover by Charles Biro

1940s dame

Pulp Art cover by R&R Giordan, 1940s

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, femme fataleLeave a comment on 1940s dame

a little cold metal

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags dame, lingerie, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on a little cold metal

July 1949, issue #2

July 1949, issue #2

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, mystery, pulpTags ellery queenLeave a comment on July 1949, issue #2

BANG

adultcrash:
“ cops with bowties.
”

December 07, 2013

Posted on November 21, 2025November 4, 2025Categories crime comicTags animated, copsLeave a comment on BANG

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