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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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March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on October 28, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, geoge gross, women in crime, women in prisonLeave a comment on March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1931 issue ~ cover art by Gerard C. Delano

May 1931

cover art by Gerard C. Delano

Posted on October 28, 2024October 19, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags devil's island, george e. walsh, gerald delano, machette, r. coleman dusoe, star magazineLeave a comment on May 1931 issue ~ cover art by Gerard C. Delano

December 1944 issue

December 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags private detective stories, roger torrey, showgirlLeave a comment on December 1944 issue

May 1938 issue

May 1938

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bound, true magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

July 1946 issue

July 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags john ryan, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1946 issue

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1938 issue

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/27/26]

Posted on October 27, 2024April 27, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, dagger, j.s. perry, spicy detective magazine, staircase, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g.t. fleming-roberts, lawrence g. blochman, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

July 1946 UK edition

Belarski’s signature removed

[updated 2/15/25]

Posted on October 27, 2024February 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags h. ralph goller, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on March 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 30, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 30, 1931

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 27, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlotte dockstader, detective story magazine, dogger, jewel, john a. coughlin, ruby, turbanLeave a comment on May 30, 1931 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

July 1945 issue

July 1945

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward, altered version of May 1942 issue of Spicy Adventure

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags edwin truett, h.j. ward, speed adventure storiesLeave a comment on July 1945 issue

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