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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

September 1955 issue

September 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags andrew j. burris, david alexander, hal ellson, james t. farrell, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, richard marsten, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1955 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 29, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, updatedTags francis k. allan, hal k. wells, porthole, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, over board, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 15, 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, h.j. ward, jungle fiction, richard saleLeave a comment on March 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1942

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on March 22, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarkeLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

July 1933 issue

July 1933

Posted on March 22, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags g. wayman jones, kerry mcroberts, kidnap, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, turbanLeave a comment on July 1933 issue

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover art updated 4/26/26]

Posted on March 15, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, justin case, monkey, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

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