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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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Winter 1934 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Winter 1934

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags earle k. bergey, gay broadway magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1934 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, f.k. young, finest kind, h.j. ward, kidnap, porthole, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 11/7/24]

Posted on October 5, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags henri st. maur, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thugLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1950 issue

December 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on September 25, 2024September 11, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1950 issue

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dale boyd, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thugLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fireplace, philip ketchum, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, verne chuteLeave a comment on June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1946 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

April 1946 – premiere issue

cover art by Peter Driben

[updated 8/1/25]

Posted on September 22, 2024August 1, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crime, updatedTags dagger, gossip, mink coat, peter driben, whisperLeave a comment on April 1946 – premiere issue ~ cover art by Peter Driben

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on September 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags delos palmer, john bard, racist imagery, spicy detective stories, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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