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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 Lyman Anderson

Underworld Magazine, December 1933
Oil on canvas, 21.5 x 20.5 in.
Signed center left

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, charles m. martin, fedora, james d. sayers, lyman anderson, oil on canvas, underworld magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alibi magazine, dagger, dressing table, lyman anderson, mirror, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1933

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 26, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.f. kay, lyman anderson, underworld magazine, val mcnamaraLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Oil on board, 31 x 21in., signed lower left
January 1934, Alibi, premiere issue

[cover image updated 5/31/25]

Posted on March 12, 2024May 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags alibi magazine, blood trail, h.l. gates, lyman anderson, original art, samuel hopkins adamsLeave a comment on cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

March 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags chic feagler, lyman anderson, nelson robins, telephone, underworld detective magazine, william mahoneyLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

August 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 5, 2024June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags alfred i. tooke, arthur b. reeve, complete underworld novelettes, kenneth h. lunsford, lyman andersonLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

February 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ives tudor, lyman anderson, prison escape, underworld magazine, w.r. bethelLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

May 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

Posted on December 31, 2023December 14, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, evening wear, lester dent, lyman anderson, top hatLeave a comment on May 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

January 1934

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/22/24]

Posted on December 24, 2023April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags all detective magazine, earl w. scott, lyman anderson, william e. barrettLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

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