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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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January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1939

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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

July 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

July 15, 1942

cover art by George Rozen

better image than previously posted

[updated 2/24/25]

Posted on March 16, 2024February 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags george rozen, grim reaper, maxwell grant, skeleton, the shadow magazine, top hat, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on July 15, 1942 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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 13, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

September 13, 1933

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on January 20, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, maxwell grant, skeleton, the shadow, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on September 13, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

May 1, 1940 issue

May 1, 1940

Posted on January 9, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crystal ball, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on May 1, 1940 issue

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on January 4, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, lester dent, maxwell grant, pulp illustration, skeleton, steve fisher, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

August 1938 issue

August 1938

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/1/26]

Posted on January 4, 2024February 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, femme fatale, kenneth robeson, lester dent, maxwell grant, norman a. daniels, steve fisher, theodore tinsleyLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

June 15, 1938 issue

June 15, 1938

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on June 15, 1938 issue

January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1933

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, grim reaper, maxwell grant, pulp art, skeleton, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

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