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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: war fiction

July 1929 issue ~ cover art by F. R. Glass

July 1929

cover art by F. R. Glass

(“Triple-X” refers to three types of stories)

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, pulp, war fiction, western fictionTags parachute, triple-x magazineLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by F. R. Glass

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

April 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags austin kirkwood, bi plane, r.c. wardell, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

October 1930

cover art by Don Hewitt

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, pulp, war fictionTags battle aces magazine, bi plane, don hewitt, frederick c. davis, o.b. myers, parachute, steuart m. emery, WWILeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

1962 United Artists

September 28, 2013

Posted on June 1, 2025May 18, 2025Categories war fictionTags angela lansbury, brainwashing, cold war, frank sinatra, janet leigh, john frankenheimer, Laurence harvey, manchurian candidate, richard condonLeave a comment on 1962 United Artists

May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags bound, dagger, lew merrill, racist imagery, speed adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941 issue

November 1941

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags e. hoffmann price, fucking nazis, joseph j. millard, thrilling mystery magazine, wayne rogersLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

stories mentioned on the cover are from the April 1942 US edition

no corresponding US cover art

Posted on May 16, 2025May 13, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, war fictionTags dime detective magazine, monocle, nazi spy, peter paige, silencer, t.t. flynn, top hat, wall safe, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue

July 1942 issue

July 1942

Posted on April 4, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, pulp, war fictionTags fucking nazis, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, laurence donovan, lugarLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

August 1942 issue

September 15, 2013

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags monocle, nazi spy, true gangster storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue

November 1942 issue

November 1942

Posted on January 24, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags black book detective, bound, dagger, fucking nazis, g. wayman jonesLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

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