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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

June 11, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

June 11, 1932

cover art by John Drew

Posted on July 10, 2024July 2, 2024Categories mystery, pulp, western fictionTags cherry wilson, john drew, max brand, robert j. horton, robert ormond case, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on June 11, 1932 issue ~ cover art by John Drew

October 1947 issue

October 1947

Posted on July 10, 2024July 2, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags double-action western, gunfighterLeave a comment on October 1947 issue

cover art by James McKell

August 10, 1923

cover art by James McKell

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, holdup, james mckell, stagecoach, talbot mundyLeave a comment on cover art by James McKell

First and Only Issue, 1942

1942

first and only issue, made up of pieces from Five-Novels Monthly, 1936-37

Posted on May 30, 2024May 2, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags cockatoo, diamond, four aces magazine, jewel thief, s. gordon gurwitLeave a comment on First and Only Issue, 1942

March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 4, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, bushwhack, eustace cockrell, frank richardson pierce, george rozen, mardo page, paul ernstLeave a comment on March 4, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

June 1939 issue

June 1939

“This issue’s H. J. Ward cover is an altered version of his cover for the April 1938 issue.”

Posted on May 13, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, robert a. garron, sombrero, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on June 1939 issue

July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 28, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags finest kind, kenneth perkins, modest stein, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

April 1914 issue ~ cover art by N.C. Wyeth

April 1914

cover art by N. C. Wyeth

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags cowboy, n.c. wyeth, new story magazine, preston ward, vaccaroLeave a comment on April 1914 issue ~ cover art by N.C. Wyeth

September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

September 10, 1922

cover art by James McKell

Posted on May 13, 2024May 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, james mckell, sheriff, talbot mundy, thomson burtisLeave a comment on September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by James McKell

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags black bat detective mysteries, john a. coughlin, six gunLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

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