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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

April 1945 issue

April 1945

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags dagger, popular detective magazine, t.w. ford, thomson burtis, treasureLeave a comment on April 1945 issue

May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

May 10, 1925

cover art by J.W. Arnold

Posted on March 14, 2024March 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags adventure magazine, j.w. arnoldLeave a comment on May 10, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Arnold

November 1942 issue

November 1942

Posted on March 10, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, war fictionTags black book detective, bound, dagger, g. wayman jones, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

June 1938 issue

June 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2024January 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, john jay chichester, tuxLeave a comment on June 1938 issue

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, f.k. young, h.j. ward, kidnap, porthole, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

last Spicy-Adventure title , next issue will change to Speed-Adventure

Posted on February 21, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags allen anderson, garter, lew merrill, nurse, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, submarine, torpedo, u-boatLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on February 15, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags baseball fiction, jungle fiction, mounties, pith helmet, RCMP, sports fiction, whipLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on January 21, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

September 10, 1917 issue ~ cover art by P.J. Monahan

September 10, 1917

cover art by P.J. Monahan

Posted on December 29, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags h. bedford-jones, p.j. monahan, people's favorite magazine, sailboatLeave a comment on September 10, 1917 issue ~ cover art by P.J. Monahan

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