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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

January 1954 issue, #10 – cover art by Frank Frollo

January 1954 issue, #10

Posted on February 24, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime comic, gangster, HardboiledTags albert tyler, frank frollo, grenade, protection racket, racket squad comicLeave a comment on January 1954 issue, #10 – cover art by Frank Frollo

June 1952 premier issue

June 1952

Posted on February 5, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime comic, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags underworld crimeLeave a comment on June 1952 premier issue

April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

April 1950

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on January 23, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags private detective magazine, robert maguire, william groppenbacherLeave a comment on April 1950 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

March 1950

cover art by Joseph Sokoli

Posted on January 16, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.c. butler, private detective, robert turnerLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Sokoli

Hit Comics #44 (1947)

Betty Bates, Lady-at-Law!

Posted on January 7, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime comicTags betty bates, dameLeave a comment on Hit Comics #44 (1947)

July 1950 issue

July 1950

Posted on January 3, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cordner nelson, private eye, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1950 issue

The Kingpin

Michael Clarke Duncan as the crime lord and Marvel Comics villain

Posted on December 27, 2023December 19, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fictionTags daredevil, marvel comics, michael clarke duncan, the kingpinLeave a comment on The Kingpin

May 1952 issue – 1st issue

cover art by Albert Tyler

Posted on December 10, 2023December 8, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags albert tyler, carnival, con men, gambling fiction, racket squad, swindlerLeave a comment on May 1952 issue – 1st issue

June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags authentic police cases comic, matt baker, prison break, pulp artLeave a comment on June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Matt Baker

April 14, 1952 issue

Starr Flagg is Undercover Girl

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags chained, starr flagg, undercover girl comic, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 14, 1952 issue

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