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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: espionage fiction

1964 United Artists

1964 United Artists lobby card, 11×14″

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories espionage fiction, government agentTags 007, fort knox, goldfinger, harold sakata, ian fleming, james bond, movie poster, sean conneryLeave a comment on 1964 United Artists

April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1954

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, fifteen detective stories magazine, fletcher flora, j.l. hayward, norman saunders, spy fiction, ted strattonLeave a comment on April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags assassin, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, justin case, mata hari, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

July 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 10/9/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2024October 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags brass knuckles, carl rathjen, crack detective magazine, david x. manners, milton luros, nazi spy, original art, third degreeLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

November 1927 debut issue

November 1927

Posted on March 10, 2024January 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags international intrigue, john a. moroso, max brand, mirror, secret service, smuggling, spy fictionLeave a comment on November 1927 debut issue

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1929

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

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

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags edwin vernon burkholder, firing squad, international intrigue, mata hari, spy fiction, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags espionage fiction, h.l. parkhurst, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1943 Avon digest

Format ImagePosted on February 21, 2024December 27, 2023Categories digest, espionage fiction, mystery, pulpTags avon digest, murder mystery monthly, peter cheyney, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1943 Avon digest

1956 Paramount posters

one sheet, 27×41″

half sheet, 22×28″

note that the knife in his back has been removed from the larger poster

Posted on February 12, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, espionage fictionTags alfred hitchcock, doris day, jimmy stewart, kidnap, movie posterLeave a comment on 1956 Paramount posters

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