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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 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags george shute, h.j. ward, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

April 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, jewel thief, special detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Gouache on board, 9-5/8 x 14-3/8 inches (24.4 x 36.5 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

Dell paperback original 1967

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, spicyTags bikini, brett halliday, dell paperback, gouache on board, mike shayne, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

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

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, showgirl, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

1950 Detective Annual

cover art by George Gross

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags 1950 detective annual, dame, femme fatale, fire escape, george grossLeave a comment on 1950 Detective Annual ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags beach, bikini, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

April 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.l. parkhurst, sadist, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags asian fiction, dagger, h.j. ward, idol, spicy-adventure stories, swordLeave a comment on March 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, hooker, howell doddLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

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

September 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, over board, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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