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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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July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

July 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

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

Posted on April 22, 2025June 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, bound, jewel thief, pearl necklace, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on July 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

June 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

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

Posted on January 18, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags harold ward, mock ozark, underworld magazine, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on June 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

December 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

included August W. Derleth’s “The Adventure of the Limping Man” (Solar Pons)

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 15, 2024September 10, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags august derleth, detective trails magazine, g.n. carpenter, john miller gregory, solar pons, telephone, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

April 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

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

Posted on February 4, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, mystery, pulpTags armitage trail, dragnet magazine, railroad fiction, train fiction, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on April 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

August 1930

cover art by W.C. Brigham

[updated 10/24/24]

Posted on January 23, 2024October 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags john gerard, rackateer stories, underworld, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham
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