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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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March 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 15, 1930

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags j. wendel davis, mountie, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, top-notch magazineLeave a comment on March 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/9/24]

Posted on December 13, 2023January 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 1934

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, knife fight, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

March 1937

cover art by Alvin Pearson

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazine, venetian blinds, window ledgeLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

December 1937

cover art by J.W. Scott

the only issue published

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete adventure magazine, j. allan dunn, j.w. scott, james hall, lon taylor, rex evans, south seasLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1936

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, arthur leo zagat, frederick c. davis, gun fight, handcuffs, malvin singer, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on May-June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1937

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on December 12, 2023January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, harold ward, margie harris, milton luros, moll, norman a. daniels, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 11, 2023April 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brent north, complete detective magazine, garter, grim reaper, norman saunders, stockings, tux, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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