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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

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on September 3, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, dagger, john gerard, lawrence a. keating, moll, racketeer and gangland stories, thug, tom lovell, walt s. dinghall, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1944 issue

May 1944

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, moll, pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1931

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, smoking, tom champion, tom lovellLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl bernard ogilvie, diner, drive by, erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, j. allan dunn, tommygun, william h. stueber, william reusswigLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

October 1930

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.l. edholm, chris schaare, dame, gun molls magazine, perry paul, stockings, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

“Bloody Mama”, 1970

Bloody Mama, 1970 from Roger Corman, Shelley Winters as Ma Barker

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories gangster, HardboiledTags crime movie, ma barker, roger corman, shelley winters, tommygunLeave a comment on “Bloody Mama”, 1970

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on August 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, finest kind, grandfather clock, h.j. ward, n. wooten poge, spicy detective stories, telephone, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on August 23, 2024August 16, 2024Categories british pulp, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, dame, femme fatale, reginald headeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 20, 2024July 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags courtroom, gang world magazine, j.r. murphy, legs diamond, t.t. flynn, william reusswigLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

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