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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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December 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1938

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 26, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags kidnap, richard ariel, thug, undercover detective magazine, william f. soareLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, kidnap, robert leslie bellem, ship, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1956 Paramount posters

one sheet, 27×41″

half sheet, 22×28″

note that the knife in his back has been removed from the larger poster

Posted on February 12, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, espionage fictionTags alfred hitchcock, doris day, jimmy stewart, kidnap, movie posterLeave a comment on 1956 Paramount posters

1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Tom Dunn

1951 Coward McCann hardcover

1952 Pocket paperback

cover art by Tom Dunn

Posted on January 9, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags charlotte armstrong, kidnap, pocket paperback, thriller, tom dunnLeave a comment on 1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Tom Dunn

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 21, 2023December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, kidnap, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2023April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags delos palmer, kidnap, n. wooten poge, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.j. ward, kidnap, nathan cobe, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1932 ~ cover art by L. Fried

September 1932

better image than previously posted

cover art by L. Fried

Posted on November 15, 2023November 13, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags Hardboiled, kidnap, l. fried, pat roche, pulp art, startling detective adventures, true crimeLeave a comment on September 1932 ~ cover art by L. Fried

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