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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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September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on December 8, 2023January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blackjack, h.l. parkhurst, jerome severs perry, lingerie, sap, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

April 20, 1925

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, western fictionTags adventure magazine, gun fight, h.c. murphy, pulp art, six gunLeave a comment on April 20, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on December 8, 2023April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags charles a. baker, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cruise ship, emeralds, jewels, norman saunders, saucy romantic adventures, steve fisherLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

September 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags allan k. echols, brent north, ghoul, j.w. scott, mystery tales magazine, russell gray, whipLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

first issue after the title change from Spicy Detective

[image updated 6/11/24]

[title page added 11/11/24]

Posted on December 8, 2023November 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags h.j. ward, jewels, mirror, robert leslie bellem, speed detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

January 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags francis k. allan, grandfather clock, milton luros, strange detective mysteries, trench coat, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

Summer 1949

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, devil, doc savage, dragon, george rozen, hades, hell, kenneth robeson, tridentLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948

better image than previously posted

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 7, 2023April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crystal ball, kurt steel, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skull, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

February 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, donald dale, hooded, j.w. scott, mystery tales magazine, rack, red hood, russell gray, shacklesLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

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