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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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September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

September 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bank heist, FBI, feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1949 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 4, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bullet hole, c.k.m. scanlon, FBI, feds, g-men detective magazine, moll, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

December 1937

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on January 28, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags FBI, feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on November 13, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags ace g-man stories, edward s. williams, emile c. tepperman, feds, fucking nazis, grim reaper, rafael desoto, skull, william r. cox, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1936

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, gas mask, george grossLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1951 Lippert Pictures

1951, FBI Girl

directed by William A. Berke

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories film noirTags audrey totter, cesar romero, feds, george brent, movie poster, raymond burr, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951 Lippert Pictures

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

November 1938

cover art by Richard Lyon

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags feds, g-men magazine, richard lyonLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1936

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, feds, g-men, j.w. scott, true crime magazine, white slaveryLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

1962 Dell comic

1962 – either the first or second of the run

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 8, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, government agent, HardboiledTags eliot ness, feds, robert stack, tommygun, untouchablesLeave a comment on 1962 Dell comic

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

May 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 8, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags bound, FBI, feds, hard hawkins, j.w. scott, maurice beam, s. gordon gurwit, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

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