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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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August 1935 ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

August 1935 – sixth and last issue published

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on May 21, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags pirate stories magazine, sidney riesenberg, swordLeave a comment on August 1935 ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 20, 2026May 1, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags asian fiction, h.j. ward, idol, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1940 issue

November 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 23, 2026February 8, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags dime mystery magazine, flashlight, norvell page, russell gray, skeleton, suit of armor, sword, trapdoor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on February 21, 2026February 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, hugh b. cave, j. allan dunn, racist imagery, rafael desoto, sword, tortureLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 21, 2026February 8, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags john halstead, lugar, merlin moore taylor, rudolph zirm, star novels magazine, sword, t.s. striblingLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags complete action novel magazine, j. allan dunn, sword, tom lovellLeave a comment on March 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1937 issue

August 1937

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags pirate, roger orange, saucy movie tales, swordLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

September 1939

cover art by Wesley Neff

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags crime busters magazine, frank gruber, kenneth robeson, maxwell grant, sword, theodore a. tinsley, voodoo, wesley neff1 Comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Wesley Neff

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

September 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, revolution, saucy movie tales, swordLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

May 1937 issue

May 1935

cover art by Jo of Shipman

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags paul haggard, saucy movie tales, stephen storm, swordLeave a comment on May 1937 issue

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