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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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May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 28, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donald barr chidsey, double detective magazine, gas mask, richard sale, rudolph belarski, tommygunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 16, 2024January 6, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, day keene, emile c. tepperman, rafael desoto, tommygun, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 7, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edward ronns, laurence donovan, norman a. daniels, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Harry Barton

1955 Ace paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperbackTags ace double paperback, dame, finest kind, harry barton, kidnap, porthole, sterling noel, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

cover art by Mort Engel

gouache on illustration board, 11″ by 17″

1963 Avon paperback original

Posted on February 27, 2024December 31, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags henry kane, hooker, mort engel, original art, peter chambers, private eye, showgirl, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Mort Engel

November-December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

November-December 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on February 8, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags ace g-man stories, dale dev. kier, feds, malvin singer, tommygun, w. wirt, w.t. ballard, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November-December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

June 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on February 6, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, archer, c.b. yorke, racketeer and gangland stories, seymour rice, tom lovell, tommygun, walt s. dinghall, walter snowLeave a comment on June 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

November 1931

cover art by Lyman Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 27, 2024October 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags all star detective stories, dex volney, lyman anderson, tommygun, two-gun murphyLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Lyman Anderson

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

April 1936

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 22, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, branding, frederick c. davis, gold seal detective, j. george janes, james perley hughes, tommygunLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

May-June 1937

cover art by Malvin Singer

Posted on January 11, 2024December 18, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace g-man stories, j.a.l. chambliss, james duncan, malvin singer, paul ernst, tommygun, w. wirtLeave a comment on May-June 1937 issue ~ cover art by Malvin Singer

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