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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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Tag: blue book magazine

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

April 1933

cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue book magazine, culpeper zandtt, frederick bechdolt, joseph chenoweth, s. andrew wood, swordLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

February 1925 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

February 1925

cover art by Lawrence Herndon

Posted on September 14, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags agatha christie, blue book magazine, hercule poirot, j.s. fletcher, lawrence herndon, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on February 1925 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

September 1933 issue

September 1933 issue

cover art Dean Cornwell

a beautiful cover

Posted on August 24, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulpTags blue book magazine, dean cornwell, indian chief, little big hornLeave a comment on September 1933 issue

March 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

March 1933 issue

cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 26, 2023November 23, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue book magazine, h. bedford-jones, joseph chenoweth, pirate, pulp art, swordLeave a comment on March 1933 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Chenoweth

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Henry J. Soulen

August 1934

cover art by Henry J. Soulen

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beatrice grimshaw, blue book magazine, dagger, henry j. soulen, horatio winslow, pith helmet, pulp art, s. andrew wood, william makinLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Henry J. Soulen

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Herndon

November 1931

cover art by Laurence Herndon

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2023April 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bertram atkey, blue book magazine, edgar rice burroughs, fist fight, george f. worts, laurence herndon, pulp art, seven anderton, tux, valentine williams, warren millerLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Herndon
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