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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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January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on April 11, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags 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

April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

April 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags jon le baron, lingerie, racy, saucy, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 3, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, convict, escaped con, garter, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, cat fight, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective stories, thug, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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