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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: gangster

May 1935 issue

May 1935

cover art attributed to Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 2, 2025December 11, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, earl w. scott, gang magazine, porthole, richard e. conan, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

Wake Up, Henry

creepingirrelevance:
“ Wake up.
”
1990, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas
Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill
Seattle Mystery Bookshop

1990, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas

Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill

September 18, 2013

Posted on February 23, 2025February 4, 2025Categories gangsterTags crime movie, goodfellas, lorraine bracco, martin scorsese, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Wake Up, Henry

Dillinger’s armory

September 18, 2013

Posted on February 12, 2025January 28, 2025Categories gangster, true crimeTags john dillinger, tommygunLeave a comment on Dillinger’s armory

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

June 1938

cover art by Ed Moritz

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, ed moritz, jewel thief, mat rand, pearl necklace, wall safeLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Bertram Glover

June 1933

cover art by Bertram Glover

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bertram glover, claude rister, frank d. o'sullivan, j.h.s. moynahan, underworld magazineLeave a comment on June 1933 issue ~ cover art by Bertram Glover

December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

December 1932

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025July 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ed lybeck, george a. mcdonald, lyman anderson, oscar schisgall, underworld magazineLeave a comment on December 1932 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

1957, ‘Guns Don’t Argue’

Jeanne Carmen

three episodes of the ’50s crime show, “Gangbusters”, edited together for a feature film

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories film noir, gangsterTags dame, jeanne carmen, tommygunLeave a comment on 1957, ‘Guns Don’t Argue’

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

February 1931

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, bullet holes, chris schaare, dame, gun molls magazine, perry paulLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

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

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags harold ward, mock ozark, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, j. lane linklater, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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