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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: western fiction

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.j. ward, kidnap, nathan cobe, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

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

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bound, mystery adventures magazine, norman saunders, robert mcblair, six gunLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags garter, gunfight, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

A slight re-working – –

May 1939 issue reworked for the May 1940 issue – both by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandito, bound, gunfight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on A slight re-working – –

April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 20, 1925

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, western fictionTags adventure magazine, gun fight, h.c. murphy, pulp art, six gunLeave a comment on April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bargirl, h.j. ward, heist, holdup, james a. lawson, pulp art, spicy western magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags gun fight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, six gun, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 25, 1930 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 25, 1930

cover art by David Berger

Posted on December 5, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags caddo cameron, david berger, h.s.m. kemp, hashknife hartley, marshall, pulp art, r.v.gery, sheriff, short stories magazine, six gun, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on April 25, 1930 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

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