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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

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 6, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, archer, c.b. yorke, racketeer and gangland stories, seymour rice, tom lovell, tommygun, walt s. dinghall, walter snowLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, dane gregory, detective tales magazine, district attorney, don james, donald g. cormack, hugh b. cave, rafael desoto, steve fisherLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

January 1930

cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

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

Posted on January 27, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred g. skrenda, armitage trail, dragnet magazine, hanged, kennie macdowd, noose, richard credicott, william h. stueberLeave a comment on January 1930 issue ~ cover art by Alfred G. Skrenda

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

August 1930

cover art by W.C. Brigham

[updated 10/24/24]

Posted on January 23, 2024October 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags john gerard, rackateer stories, underworld, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1936

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 22, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, branding, frederick c. davis, gold seal detective, j. george janes, james perley hughes, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1937 issue

Format ImagePosted on January 21, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bill stiles, cliff campbell, double-action gang magazine, henry lacossitt, james gang, moll, will f. jenkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1950

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[image updated 2/14/25]

Posted on January 20, 2024February 14, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags captain zero, g.t. fleming-roberts, hooded, rafael desotoLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags chic feagler, lyman anderson, nelson robins, telephone, underworld detective magazine, william mahoneyLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.b. yorke, gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, rackateers, scar, shoulder holster, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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