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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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1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1949 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg/map by Ruth Belew

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, fireman, gerald gregg, ruth belew, skeleton, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

August 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on December 5, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, fire escape, fireman, frank b. marks, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

November 1947 Canadian issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1947 Canadian issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony tompkins, fireman, g-men detective magazine, m.k. dirigo, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarski, william o'sullivan, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1947 Canadian issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags fire engine, fireman, g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence treat, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

April 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags axe, fireman, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 19, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fire house, fire hydrant, fireman, graves gladney, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney
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