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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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October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags boobytrap, brant house, dagger, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteriesLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

October 1936

cover art by William Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2025November 22, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, brant house, frederick c. davis, graveyard, s. gordon gurwit, secret agent x detective mysteries, william e. luberoffLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1938

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/28/25]

Posted on June 28, 2024October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, updatedTags brant house, norman saunders, original art, secret agent x detective mysteries, shoulder holster, tux, william benton johnstonLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on June 7, 2024November 18, 2025Categories adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags branding, brant house, original art, secret agent x detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

April 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on February 9, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags brant house, frederick c. davis, secret agent x detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare
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