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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: government agent

Death Hits the Jackpot x 2

1954 Avon paperback original under the pseudonym

1958 Avon reissue with author’s real name

Posted on June 14, 2026May 18, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, john tiger, walter wagerLeave a comment on Death Hits the Jackpot x 2

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2026April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, feds, g-men, public enemy magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

1966, issue #1

1966, issue #1 – TV tie-in

Patrick McGoohan as John Drake, “Secret Agent” in the US, “Danger Man” in the UK

Posted on April 23, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime comic, espionage fiction, government agentTags danger man, gold key comic, patrick mcgoohan, secret agentLeave a comment on 1966, issue #1

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

October 1935 – premiere issue

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

1970 Coronet edition

1970 Coronet edition

9th Matt Helm thriller

1966 Gold Medal paperback original in the US

January 31, 2014

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories british pulp, espionage fiction, government agent, HardboiledTags assassin, coronet paperback, donald hamilton, matt helm, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1970 Coronet edition

Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Winter 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2026April 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags dan cushman, frederick nebel, mounties, norman saunders, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, william r. coxLeave a comment on Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1936 issue

February 1936

Posted on March 23, 2026March 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags feds, g-men, public enemy magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1936 issue

Richard Lyon x 2

first published in 1920 by Ward  as The Daffodil Mystery. it was published the following year by Small Maynard in Boston with this title

cover art by Richard Lyon repurposed from G-Men Magazine, May 1938

Posted on March 18, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, hardcover, mystery, pulpTags edgar wallace, richard lyonLeave a comment on Richard Lyon x 2

1964 Finnish edition

Donald Hamilton’s The Removers

December 06, 2013

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags assassin, donald hamilton, finnish pulp, lugar, matt helmLeave a comment on 1964 Finnish edition

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on March 3, 2026February 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, delos palmer, femme fatale, hollywood fiction, magnifying glass, public enemy magazineLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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