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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 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2023January 30, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags finest kind, noose, norbert davis, norvell w. page, paul ernst, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, turban, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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

May 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

[post updated 1/28/24]

Posted on December 14, 2023January 28, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, original art, spicy-adventure stories, tay philips, veilLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1963 movie poster

1963 Universal one sheet, 27×41″

Posted on December 12, 2023December 9, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, whodunnitTags audrey hepburn, cary grant, charade, financial crime, george kennedy, heist, james coburn, movie poster, ned glass, paris fiction, stanley donen, walter matthauLeave a comment on 1963 movie poster

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1937

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/22/26]

Posted on December 12, 2023January 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updatedTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, harold ward, margie harris, milton luros, moll, norman a. daniels, telephone, tuxLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

[image updated 2/28/25, 10/28/25]

Posted on December 10, 2023October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, hollywood, lars anderson, mirror, nelson kent, saucy movie tales, showgirl, thompson toddLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 9, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, doc savage, emery clarke, finest kind, pulp art, sacrifice, swordLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

March 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

[updated 10/28/25]

Posted on December 8, 2023October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags blaine, detective, hollywood fiction, norman saunders, saucy movie talesLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 15, 1933

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george rozen, grim reaper, maxwell grant, pulp art, skeleton, the shadow magazine, walter b. gibsonLeave a comment on January 15, 1933 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags gun fight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, six gun, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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