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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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Tag: public enemy magazine

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1935 – premiere issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags febs, g-man, public enemy magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arson, bound, bryan james kelley, delos palmer, g-mem, n, o.b. myers, public enemy magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on June 29, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, g-man, public enemy magazine, stockton mulford, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford
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