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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: spy fiction

April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1954

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, fifteen detective stories magazine, fletcher flora, j.l. hayward, norman saunders, spy fiction, ted strattonLeave a comment on April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1927 debut issue

November 1927

Posted on March 10, 2024January 2, 2024Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags international intrigue, john a. moroso, max brand, mirror, secret service, smuggling, spy fictionLeave a comment on November 1927 debut issue

March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1929

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, magazine, pulpTags edwin vernon burkholder, firing squad, international intrigue, mata hari, spy fiction, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1929 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags espionage fiction, h.l. parkhurst, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1943 Avon digest

Format ImagePosted on February 21, 2024December 27, 2023Categories digest, espionage fiction, mystery, pulpTags avon digest, murder mystery monthly, peter cheyney, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1943 Avon digest

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bombing, finest kind, h.j. ward, lugar, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1966 20th Century Fox – artwork by Bob Peak

1966 20th Century Fox – One Sheet 27x 41″

artwork by Bob Peak

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories espionage fiction, government agent, pulpTags dagger, dirk bogarde, modesty blaise, monica vitti, movie poster, spy fiction, terence stamp, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1966 20th Century Fox – artwork by Bob Peak

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