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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: historical fiction

April 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

April 10, 1923

cover art by A.L. Ripley

Posted on October 11, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags a.l. ripley, adventure magazine, bloody fingerprints, dagger, rafael sabatini, talbot mundyLeave a comment on April 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by A.L. Ripley

October 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by F. Harbaugh

October 10, 1924

cover art by F. Harbaugh

Posted on September 16, 2024September 10, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, f. harbaugh, harold lamb, j. allan dunn, talbot mundyLeave a comment on October 10, 1924 issue ~ cover art by F. Harbaugh

August 30, 1923 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

August 30, 1923

cover art by H.C. Murphy

headers by V.E. Pyles

[post updated 8/27/24]

Posted on August 25, 2024August 27, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, t.s. stripling, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on August 30, 1923 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

July 20, 1925

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on April 18, 2024August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on July 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

1973 Universal – artwork by Richard Amsel

1973 Universal, one sheet 27×41″

artwork by Richard Amsel [artist’s signature is in the corner of the desk top]

Posted on March 3, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, historical fiction, pulpTags chicago fiction, con men, george roy hill, paul newman, ragtime, robert redford, robert shaw, swindle, telephone, the stingLeave a comment on 1973 Universal – artwork by Richard Amsel

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2023April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags delos palmer, kidnap, n. wooten poge, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

Format ImagePosted on December 12, 2023May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags a. merritt, argosy magazine, fred macisaac, j. allan dunn, logger, mounties, paul stahr, RCMP, will mcmorrowLeave a comment on October 29, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

August 1931

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank robbery, far west stories, fred craft, pulp art, six gun, walt coburnLeave a comment on August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cobras, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pharoah, pulp art, snakes, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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