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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 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

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

December 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, handcuffs, spicy detective stories, staircaseLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arson, bound, dagger, delos palmer, james a. lawson, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Armand Seguso

Armand Seguso
Girl with Gun, probable paperback cover
Mixed media on board, 28.75 x 20 in.
Signed center right

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 10, 2024May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags armand seguso, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1950

cover art by George Gross repurposed from Fall 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags betty cummings, dame, detective book magazine, george gross, joe barry, john d. macdonald, john starrLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

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

February 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, idol, lew merrill, scimitar, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, jungle fiction, snake, spicy-adventure stories, stewart gatesLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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