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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: maritime fiction

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, octopus, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1939

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, war fiction, weird fictionTags august derleth, bertram w. williams, e. hoffmann price, earle k. bergey, heydorn schleh, john clemons, octopus, robert bloch, skull, strange stories magazine, submarine, torpedoLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

May 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

May 1, 1930

cover art by Duncan McMillan

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags adventure magazine, binoculars, duncan mcmillan, lawrence g. blochman, pulp art, t.s. stripling, war fictionLeave a comment on May 1, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Duncan McMillan

March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

March 10, 1923

cover art by E. A. Urdang

Posted on December 1, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, dagger, e.a. urdang, pegleg, pirate, pulp artLeave a comment on March 10, 1923 issue ~ cover art by E. A. Urdang

October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

October 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, luke short, max brand, monkey, pulp art, talbot mundy, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on October 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Summer 1940 issue

Format ImagePosted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, kerry mcroberts, porthole, pulp art, thrilling spy stories, william l. hopsonLeave a comment on Summer 1940 issue

March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1, 1935

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on November 29, 2023August 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, hashknife hartley, hugh pendexter, monkey, pulp art, w.c. tuttle, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

September 1930

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, war fictionTags deep sea diver, frederick blakeslee, knife fight, pulp art, submarine stories magazineLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 29, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, western fictionTags all-fiction magazine, benge atlee, dagger, eugene cunningham, gladwell richardson, hal leslie, pulp art, victor rosseau, william reusswigLeave a comment on November 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

November 1928

cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, maritime fictionTags bertram w. williams, charles l. wrenn, dagger, danger trail magazine, deep sea diver, knife fight, pulp artLeave a comment on November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Charles L. Wrenn

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