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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: Hardboiled

1953 CGC comic – cover art by Jack Cole

1953 CGC comic

cover art by Jack Cole

Posted on April 9, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, weird fictionTags electric chair, jack cole, web of evil comicLeave a comment on 1953 CGC comic – cover art by Jack Cole

March 21, 1936 issue

March 21, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, electric chair, eustace adams, george f. worts, judson philips, ralph perry, ted coppLeave a comment on March 21, 1936 issue

1948 Essenkay comic – cover art by L.B. Cole

1948 Essenkay comic

cover art by L.B. Cole

Posted on April 9, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags electric chair, l.b. cole, law-crime comicLeave a comment on 1948 Essenkay comic – cover art by L.B. Cole

1952 Harvey comic – cover art by Lee Elias

1952 Harvey comic

cover art by Lee Elias

Posted on April 9, 2025April 3, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, weird fictionTags black cat mystery comic, electric chair, lee eliasLeave a comment on 1952 Harvey comic – cover art by Lee Elias

April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

April 1947

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously post

Posted on April 8, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, handcuffs, mammoth mystery magazine, noose, warren kastelLeave a comment on April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

Shock SuspenStories #5 (EC, 1952) – Hanging cover by Wally Wood

Shock SuspenStories #5 (EC, 1952) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. Hanging cover by Wally Wood.

Posted on April 8, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags bound, lynching, noose, shock suspense stories comic, wally woodLeave a comment on Shock SuspenStories #5 (EC, 1952) – Hanging cover by Wally Wood

August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

August 26, 1939

cover art by Marshall Frantz

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags alexander key, argosy magazine, carl rathjen, fred macisaac, judson p. philips, luke short, riverboatLeave a comment on August 26, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Marshall Frantz

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, g-men detective magazine, handcuffs, jean francis webb, lugarLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

April 1950 issue

April 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 6, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bruce cassiday, bryce walton, FBI detective stories, train fictionLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

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