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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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August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

August 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 25, 2024December 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

January 1943

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on January 29, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, dagger, dale clark, emile c. tepperman, k.s.l. stone, kenneth robeson, telephone, william timminsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

October 1939

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on January 27, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bombing, h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 1944

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, hypodermic, kenneth robeson, lester dent, modest stein, terrorLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 22, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, mark harper, paul ernst, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

April 1946 issue

August 1946

Posted on January 21, 2024December 18, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on April 1946 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1939

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2024December 25, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters, femme fatale, kenneth robeson, lester dent, maxwell grant, norman a. daniels, steve fisher, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

Summer 1949

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, devil, doc savage, dragon, george rozen, hades, hell, kenneth robeson, tridentLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

January 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, mad scientist, paul ernst, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

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