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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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Category: Hardboiled

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

August 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cat fight, h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1941 issue

February 1941

Posted on February 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags horror stories magazine, mummy, russell gray, sarcophagus, wayne rogersLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

1948 lobby card

Republic Serial theater lobby card, 11×14″

Featured Kirk Alyn and Roy Barcroft

Posted on February 3, 2024December 27, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, HardboiledTags feds, movie poster, republic pictures, underworldLeave a comment on 1948 lobby card

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 3, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, original art, raymond mason, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, dane gregory, detective tales magazine, district attorney, don james, donald g. cormack, hugh b. cave, rafael desoto, steve fisherLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1936 issue

April 1936

better image than previously poster

Posted on February 2, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, clues detective stories, harry lynch, hoodedLeave a comment on April 1936 issue

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on February 2, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags art mystery, finest kind, h.j. ward, model, robert a. garron, sculptor, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

June 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024December 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, dame, femme fatale, jewel thief, master detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on February 2, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, hooded, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

May 10, 1932

cover art by Herbert Rangely

Posted on February 1, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags b.m. bower, eustace l. adams, h. bedford-jones, herbert rangely, j.d. newsom, joel townsley rogers, short stories magazineLeave a comment on May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

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