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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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May 21, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 21, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags argosy magazine, bennett foster, canoe, donald barr chidsey, emmett watson, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMPLeave a comment on May 21, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1929 issue ~ cover art by T. Victor Hall

May 1929

cover art by T. Victor Hall

Posted on August 24, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags brief stories magazine, mounties, RCMP, t. victor hallLeave a comment on May 1929 issue ~ cover art by T. Victor Hall

February 20, 1924 issue ~ cover art by Frank E. Schoonover

February 20, 1924

cover art by Frank E. Schoonover

Posted on August 24, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags francis lynde, frank e. schoonover, mounties, RCMP, the popular magazineLeave a comment on February 20, 1924 issue ~ cover art by Frank E. Schoonover

Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

Summer 1950

cover art by Jerome Rozen repurposed from Summer 1943 issue

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on August 24, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags dog sled, frontieer, harry f. olmstead, jack london, jerome rozen, john starr, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMP, wildernessLeave a comment on Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 16, 1928 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 15, 1929 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 24, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, smoking, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 16, 1928 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 10, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

September 10, 1936

cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

Posted on July 10, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, western fictionTags hibberd v.b. kline, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, robert h. rohde, short stories magazine, van wyck masonLeave a comment on September 10, 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hibberd V.B. Kline

January 13, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 13, 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 8, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, crawford sullivan, eustace adams, harry sinclair drago, mounties, raft, RCMP, rudolph belarski, william gray beyerLeave a comment on January 13, 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frederick nebel, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, william r. coxLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

September 14, 1929

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags howard e. morgan, mounties, RCMP, sidney riesenberg, western story magazineLeave a comment on September 14, 1929 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Fall 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags c. hall thompson, dog sled, jack london, john starr, log cabin, mounties, norman saunders, north-west romances, RCMP, robert serviceLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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