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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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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April 1938 issue

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags laboratory, lew merrill, mad scientist, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

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

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 14, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/9/24]

Posted on December 13, 2023January 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Women in Prison

European edition

1952 Pyramid edition

cover art by Saul Levine

1934 Macaulay hardcover

1959 Pyramid reissue with spectacular cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on December 11, 2023December 8, 2023Categories Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulp, spicyTags macaulay hardcover, vincent g. burns, women convict, women in prisonLeave a comment on Women in Prison

September 1938 series ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/29/34]

Posted on December 10, 2023November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fire escape, h.l. parkhurst, n. wooten poge, spicy detective magazine, whipLeave a comment on September 1938 series ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags garter, gunfight, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, fiend, lingerie, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

[image updated 2/28/25, 10/28/25]

Posted on December 10, 2023October 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, hollywood, lars anderson, mirror, nelson kent, saucy movie tales, showgirl, thompson toddLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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

October 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

his first cover for any of the Spicy magazines

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 10, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, ken cooper, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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