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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 stories magazine

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

April 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

better image than previously posted

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

Posted on June 3, 2025May 18, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags austin kirkwood, bi plane, r.c. wardell, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[image updated 10/9/25]

Posted on August 28, 2024October 9, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags alexis rossoff, arch whitehouse, dame, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, monocle, norman a. daniels, rafael desoto, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 19, 2024July 4, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, rafael desoto, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

August 1935

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

Posted on July 13, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a. leslie ross, alexis rossoff, e. hoffmann price, frederick c. painton, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

January 1935 issue

January 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, edgar l. cooper, femme fatale, lugar, mirror, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1935 issue

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexis rossoff, edgar l. cooper, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy stories magazine, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

June 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell

June 1929

cover art by R.C. Wardell

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

Posted on January 24, 2024December 23, 2023Categories espionage fiction, magazine, pulpTags r.c. wardell, rasputin, spy stories magazineLeave a comment on June 1929 issue ~ cover art by R.C. Wardell
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