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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

March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, jack d'arcy, james h.s. moynahan, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover by Tom Lovell

November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Format ImagePosted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags d.b. mccandless, e. sylter, e.r. edmiston, rackateer stories, spats, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November-December 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1932 – premiere issue ~ cover art Joseph Doolin

October 1932

cover art Joseph Doolin

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 19, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags heist, joseph doolin, rapid-fire detective stories, tom curryLeave a comment on October 1932 – premiere issue ~ cover art Joseph Doolin

1957, debut issue

1957 issue – first and only?

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags al capone, fbi pictorial report, greenlease kidnapping, john dillinger, kansas city crime, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1957, debut issue

September 1931 issue – cover art by William Reusswig

September 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on June 2, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags carl b. ogilvie, erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, paul pry, t.t. flynn, walter snow, william h. stueber, william reusswigLeave a comment on September 1931 issue – cover art by William Reusswig

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

January 1939

cover art by Malvin Singer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 20, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, FBI, malvin singer, paul ernst, w. wirtLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

April 1942 issue

April 1942

Posted on May 10, 2025May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags fingerprints, smoking, true gangster storiesLeave a comment on April 1942 issue

April 13, 1929 issue

April 13, 1929

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 2, 2025April 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, don h. thompson, flynn's, leslie mcfarlane, robert w. sneddon, tommygunLeave a comment on April 13, 1929 issue

September-October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September-October 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 26, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, finest kind, crime fiction, gangsterTags walter baumhofer, rackateer stories, bribeLeave a comment on September-October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on April 25, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace of spades, anatole feldman, d.b. mccandless, geoffrey north, jack d'arcy, tom lovell, underworld magazineLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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