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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

June-July 1953 Crime SuspenStories #17 ~ cover art by Johnny Craig

Crime SuspenStories #17 Trimmed (EC, 1953) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Classic cover by Johnny Craig.

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime suspenstories, dressing table, gory, mirror, ray bradburyLeave a comment on June-July 1953 Crime SuspenStories #17 ~ cover art by Johnny Craig

April 1929 issue ~ cover by Ray Wardell

April 1929

cover by Ray Wardell

better image than previously posted

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

Posted on September 15, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertrand russell, fingerprints, murder mysteries magazine, ray wardell, robert guillaume, robert w. sneddon, stranglerLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover by Ray Wardell

cover art by Syd Shores

Gangsters and Gun Molls #4 (Avon, 1952) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. The sole highest-graded CGC copy! Last issue of the title. Syd Shores cover and art.

painting @dickeydesign

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, true crimeTags gangsters and gun molls comic, motorcycle cop, syd shores, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Syd Shores

Frank Miller’s Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, as rendered by Frank Miller.

Posted on September 10, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags frank miller, mickey spillane, mike hammer, private eyeLeave a comment on Frank Miller’s Mike Hammer

October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

October 1953

cover art by Marvin Stein

Posted on September 5, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags justice traps the guilty, marvin steinLeave a comment on October 1953 issue ~ cover art by Marvin Stein

March 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags dagger, super-mystery comics, tuxLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, fight against crime comicLeave a comment on Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags bound, fugitives from justice comic, portholeLeave a comment on Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

cover art by Wally Wood

Famous Gangsters #2 (Avon, 1951) cover art by Wally Wood

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, HardboiledTags avon famous gangsters comic, dillinger, moll, public enemy no. 1, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Wally Wood

#8, August 1950 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

#8, August 1950 issue

cover art by Matt Baker

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags authentic police cases comic, moll, tommygunLeave a comment on #8, August 1950 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

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