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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: ian fleming

SPECTRE #2

1965, Thunderball, Adolfo Celi as Largo, head of the Thunderball plot

November 28, 2013

Posted on October 5, 2025September 25, 2025Categories espionage fictionTags adolfo celi, eye patch, ian fleming, james bond, largo, smoking, SPECTRE, thunderballLeave a comment on SPECTRE #2

1962 Classics Illustrated

based on the movie Dr. No

1962 Classics Illustrated

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime comic, espionage fictionTags classics illustrated, dr. no, ian fleming, james bond, joseph wisemanLeave a comment on 1962 Classics Illustrated

Dr No

Spanish poster painted by Macario Gomez

September 28, 2013

Posted on August 3, 2025July 13, 2025Categories espionage fiction, pulpTags 007, ian fleming, jack lord, james bond, macario gomez, sean conneryLeave a comment on Dr No

Goldfinger

Shirley Eaton, Honor Blackman & Tania Mallet in publicity for Goldfinger (1964)

November 10, 2013

Posted on August 3, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fictionTags 007, goldfinger, honor blackman, ian fleming, shirley eaton, tania mallet, women with a gunLeave a comment on Goldfinger

Thunderball, 1965

Claudine Auger as Domino

Thunderball, 1965

November 03, 2013

Posted on August 3, 2025July 13, 2025Categories espionage fiction, spicyTags 007, claudine auger, ian fleming, james bond, thunderball, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Thunderball, 1965

Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

true first of the first James Bond novel

November 08, 2013

Posted on July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, hardcoverTags 007, ian fleming, james bond, jonathan cape hardcoverLeave a comment on Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

1956 Perma Books – cover art by Lou Marchetti

1956 Perma Books paperback of Ian Fleming’s Moonraker, published in hardcover in 1955 by Jonathan Cape

cover art by Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2025February 4, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 007, ian fleming, james bond, lou marchetti, moonraker, perma paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Perma Books – cover art by Lou Marchetti

Goldfinger in Times Square

NYC Times Square advertisement for Goldfinger, 1964

Posted on February 4, 2025January 28, 2025Categories government agentTags 007, goldfinger, ian fleming, james bond, sean connery, times squareLeave a comment on Goldfinger in Times Square

in Goldfinger

September 19, 2013

Posted on February 4, 2025January 28, 2025Categories espionage fiction, spicyTags 007, goldfinger, ian fleming, james bondLeave a comment on in Goldfinger

1955 Popular Library reissue

1955 Popular Library reissue

the first James Bond novel

Posted on January 7, 2025December 14, 2024Categories espionage fiction, government agent, paperback, pulpTags 007, casino royale, ian fleming, james bond, popular library, vesper lyndLeave a comment on 1955 Popular Library reissue

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