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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

cover art by Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #15, Signed by Joe Shuster & Jerry Siegel (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Cream to off-white pages. The front cover interior has a full-page ad for Action Comics #1. Creig Flessel cover.

Posted on November 24, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags detective comics, greig flessel, jewel thief, mirror, pearl necklace, top hatLeave a comment on cover art by Creig Flessel

Prison Break #3 (Avon, 1952)

Prison Break #3 (Avon, 1952)

cover art repurposed from 1948 Avon reissuye

Posted on November 17, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags avon paperback, dame, edgar lustgarten, femme fatale, prison break comicLeave a comment on Prison Break #3 (Avon, 1952)

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Posted on November 14, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bound, down with crime comic, kidnappingLeave a comment on Down with Crime #5 (Fawcett Publications, 1952)

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947) Jack Kirby and Joe Simon story, cover, and art.

Posted on November 13, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags dame, headline comics, jack kirby, joe simon, jukebox, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Headline Comics #26 (Prize, 1947)

cover art by Johnny Craig

War Against Crime #8 (EC, 1949) Johnny Craig cover.

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, pulp, true crimeTags johnny craig, war against crime comicLeave a comment on cover art by Johnny Craig

1951 Avon

1951 Avon

exploitative lingerie photo cover of Canadian ice skating star Marty Collins

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags avon comic, dame, marty collins, reform school girl, smokingLeave a comment on 1951 Avon

March 1952 issue

March 1952

cover art by Ann Cantor

Art taken from paperback Murder Mystery Monthly #48 (1950),“Murder in Her Big Blue Eyes” by Julius Long

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, digest, gangster, mystery, pulpTags ann cantor, avon digest, julius long, murder mystery monthly, murderous gangsters, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, dice, gambling fiction, skullLeave a comment on 1953, Authentic Police Cases #30

cover art by Nick Cardy

Gang World #5 (Standard, 1952) Nick Cardy bondage cover.

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags district attorney, gang world comic, nick cardyLeave a comment on cover art by Nick Cardy

1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

1954 Crime Mysteries #13

cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

Posted on October 31, 2024September 24, 2024Categories crime comic, horror fiction, weird fictionTags a.c. hollingsworth, crime mysteries comic, femme fatale, grim reaper, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Crime Mysteries #13 ~ cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth

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