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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

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

August 1935

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. leslie ross, alexis rossoff, e. hoffmann price, frederick c. painton, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

Winter 1940 issue

Winter 1940

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george fielding eliot, kerry mcroberts, nazi fiction, nazi spy, sabotage, stewardess, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Winter 1940 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

September 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, joseph j. millard, marvin ryerson, milton luros, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

April 13, 1935

cover art by C. Calvert (C.C. Beall)

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c. calvert, c.c. beall, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, max brand, spy fictionLeave a comment on April 13, 1935 issue ~ cover art by C. Calvert

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags blueprint, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, speed detective magazine, spyLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1935 -premier issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

first of only three issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. painton, skull, spy novels magazine, william e. barrettLeave a comment on February 1935 -premier issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

second of just three issue

[image updated 6/30/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024June 30, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy novels magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1935 issue

January 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, edgar l. cooper, femme fatale, lugar, mirror, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1935 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on June 7, 2024November 18, 2025Categories adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags branding, brant house, original art, secret agent x detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 6, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags rafael desoto, sabotage, spy novels magazine, Washington DC, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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