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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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November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags assassin, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, justin case, mata hari, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bandito, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, sombrero, spicy-adventure stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 11, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, complete stories magazine, frederick nebel, tom lovellLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

March 15, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.s. montanye, complete stories magazine, modest steinLeave a comment on March 15, 1934 issue ~ cover art by cover art by Modest Stein

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 27, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, jose vaca, jungle fiction, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories1 Comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1942

cover art by Emery Clarke

Posted on March 22, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarkeLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 19, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, lew merrill, science fiction, spicy-adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

October 1, 1932

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on March 16, 2024January 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags complete stories magazine, edgar franklin wittmack, firing squad, h. bedford-jones, hal dunning, herman landon, kenneth keith colvinLeave a comment on October 1, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

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