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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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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

cover art by Howell Dodd

Gouache on board, 13.25 x 13.5 in. (sight)
Not signed

paperback cover of Free and Easy by Luther Gordon, Ecstasy, 1951.

Posted on October 27, 2024October 19, 2024Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, howell dodd, lurid, luther gordon, sleazy, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Howell Dodd

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

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on October 20, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags hollywood fiction, morgue, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, thompson toddLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 16, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, dagger, garter, j.s. perry, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, showgirl, spicy detective magazine1 Comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on October 7, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags 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

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