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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

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

December 1929

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

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

Posted on July 11, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, axe, dragnet magazine, james howard leveque, john winter south, t.w. fordLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

September 3, 1932

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, drive by, mobster, paul stahr, robert carse, theodore roscoe, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1933

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, greater gangster stories, margie harris, tom lovellLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November-December 1931 ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November-December 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, john gerard, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November-December 1931 ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October-November 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bouncer, c.b. yorke, smoking, speakeasy stories magazine, valentine van tyne, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October-November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

January 1942 issue

January 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 27, 2024June 15, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazineTags james cagney, maori, margaret lindsay, movie detective magazine, ralph bellamyLeave a comment on January 1942 issue

November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1932

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image of same cover

[cover updated 10/28/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024October 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole feldman, gangster stories magazine, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1932 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1938 issue

October 1938

cover art attributed to Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bank heist, emery clarke, phantom detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

July 1935 issue

July 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 12, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill cook, electric chair, gang magazine, richard e. conan, william h. stueber, william l. birdLeave a comment on July 1935 issue

June/July 1939 issue

June/July 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dale dev. kier, ernie phillips, kidnap, russell boswell, ten story gang magazineLeave a comment on June/July 1939 issue

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