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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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October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

October 1931

cover art by Fred Craft

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert richard wetjen, fred craft, knife fight, peter landis, the popular magazine, thomson burtisLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Fred Craft

December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

December 20, 1926

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on December 20, 2024August 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags boyden sparks, christmas crime, modest stein, the popular magazineLeave a comment on December 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

May 1907 issue

May 1907

and the ad from the magazine that faced the title page – – –

Posted on October 25, 2024August 28, 2024Categories magazine, pulpTags baseball, the popular magazineLeave a comment on May 1907 issue

October 20, 1924 issue ~ cover art by Colcord Heurlin

October 20, 1924

cover art by Colcord Heurlin

Posted on September 14, 2024September 10, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bald eagle, canoe, colcord heurlin, fishing, ralph d. paine, the popular magazineLeave a comment on October 20, 1924 issue ~ cover art by Colcord Heurlin

December 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

Second December Number 1930 issue

cover art by Howard V. Brown

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags howard v. brown, jewel thief, sean o'larkin, the popular magazineLeave a comment on December 15, 1930 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

July 1931

cover art by Howard V. Brown

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags howard v. brown, robert mcblair, seymour g. pond, the popular magazine, thomas burtis, trench coatLeave a comment on July 1931 issue ~ cover art by Howard V. Brown

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

April 20, 1926 issue

April 20, 1926

Posted on December 20, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulpTags james b. hendryx, the popular magazineLeave a comment on April 20, 1926 issue
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