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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 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1938

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, crime busters magazine, frank gruber, graves gladney, lester dent, maxwell grant, norvell page, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, harold cruckshank, pith helmet, ray mullholland, rolland lynchLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 15, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

March 15, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blowtorch, graves gladney, hooded, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on March 15, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags graves gladney, interrogation, maxwell grant, the shadow, third degree, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on September 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1, 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on February 21, 2024December 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags graves gladney, killer clown, skull, the shadow magazineLeave a comment on May 1, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

January 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

January 1, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on January 31, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags graves gladney, maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on November 24, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, graves gladney, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, theodore tinsley, tortureLeave a comment on September 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anvil, graves gladney, hatchet, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

August 5, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

August 5, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, graves gladney, hugh b. cave, philip ketchum, pulp art, thug, trenchcoatLeave a comment on August 5, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

July 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cave, graves gladney, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, pulp art, stalagtite, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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