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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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cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1949 issue

better image than previously posted

1950 Popular Library edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bound, g-men detective magazine, george f. worts, popular library, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 21, 1936 issue

March 21, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, electric chair, eustace adams, george f. worts, judson philips, ralph perry, ted coppLeave a comment on March 21, 1936 issue

June 6, 1936 issue

June 6, 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2025March 14, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, fred macisaac, george f. worts, handcuffs, mounties, RCMP, theodore roscoeLeave a comment on June 6, 1936 issue

August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 19, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, paul stahr, south seasLeave a comment on August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

May 4, 1935 issue

May 4, 1935

Posted on November 21, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, medical mystery, scalpelLeave a comment on May 4, 1935 issue

1941 Novel Selections digest

1941 Novel Selections digest

Also published as Laughing Girl

Posted on September 5, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, digestTags george f. worts, novel selections digest, thrillerLeave a comment on 1941 Novel Selections digest

May 11, 1935 issue

May 11, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 1, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, eustace adams, george f. worts, paul stahr, richard e. wormser, tommygun, william f. houghLeave a comment on May 11, 1935 issue

November 29, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

November 29, 1930

cover art by Paul Stahr

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, paul stahr, schonerLeave a comment on November 29, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

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

February 6, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

February 6, 1932

Posted on November 19, 2023April 3, 2024Categories adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, sports fictionTags argosy magazine, boxing fiction, george f. worts, gold, paul stahr, prirate, pulp art, richard howells watkins, robert carseLeave a comment on February 6, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr
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