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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: drive by

1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

written by Mick Anglo

Posted on November 10, 2025November 3, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags drive by, johnny dekker, martin & reid, mick anglo, private eyeLeave a comment on 1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

June 1946 UK edition

[updated 7/31/25]

Posted on March 30, 2025July 31, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anthony tompkins, drive by, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

July 1931

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl bernard ogilvie, diner, drive by, erle stanley gardner, gang world magazine, j. allan dunn, tommygun, william h. stueber, william reusswigLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

September 3, 1932

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, drive by, mobster, paul stahr, robert carse, theodore roscoe, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on September 3, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1933

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 9, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, arthur j. burks, drive by, dynamite, erle stanley gardner, fedora, frederick c. painton, george a. mcdonald, george rozen, h. bedford-jones, hamlin daly, j. allan dunnLeave a comment on April 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1938

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[image updated 10/12/24]

Posted on July 2, 2024October 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags avin h. johnston, deep sea diver, drive by, earle bow, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1954 issue – cover art by Bill Molno

November 1954

cover art by Bill Molno

Posted on March 4, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags bill molno, crime and justice comic, drive byLeave a comment on November 1954 issue – cover art by Bill Molno
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