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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

Universal Truths

The Godfather III

April 21, 2017

Sam Jaffe as “Doc” Erwin Riefenschneider

1950, The Asphalt Jungle

Louis Calhern as Alonzo Emmerich

Posted on July 30, 2025July 13, 2025Categories film noir, finest kind, gangsterTags al pacino, asphalt jungle, louis calhern, marlon brando, michael corleone, sam jaffe, the godfather, vito corleoneLeave a comment on Universal Truths

May-June 1952 issue

May-June 1952 issue

November 03, 2013

Posted on July 29, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime detective comicsLeave a comment on May-June 1952 issue

The Godfather, Part II, 1974

Michael Corleone backed up by Al Neri

Al Pacino and Richard Bright

The Godfather, Part II, 1974

October 07, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories gangsterTags al pacino, mafia fiction, michael corleone, richard bright, the godfather IILeave a comment on The Godfather, Part II, 1974

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

August 1934

cover art by Harold Woolridge

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dillinger, ellery queen, ferrin frazer, frederick nebel, harold woolridge, mystery magazineLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Harold Woolridge

Taking a moment to let the suspense build

James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano

November 04, 2013

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories gangster, TVTags james gandolfini, mobster, smoking, the sopranosLeave a comment on Taking a moment to let the suspense build

March 1948 issue – cover art by Bob Fujitani

March 1948

cover art by Bob Fujitani

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags bob fujitani, bound, cement overshoes, crime detective comicsLeave a comment on March 1948 issue – cover art by Bob Fujitani

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, 2025May 6, 2026Categories 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

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