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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 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags gun fight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, six gun, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1938 issue

cover art attributed to Dalton Stevens

December 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[cover art added 8/9/25]

Posted on December 5, 2023August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags crime detective magazine, dame, dixie davis, lingerie, pulp artLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on December 4, 2023November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, gravestone, h.j. ward, henry kuttner, lingerie, pulp art, red hood, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags cliff, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pulp art, spicy western stories, spurs, thugLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1942 issue

September 1942

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, national detective cases, smokingLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

March 1961 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeufer

March 1961

cover art by Carl Pfeufer

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags art crockett, bill rank, carl pfeufer, hal ellson, leslie g. sabo, off beat detective stories, pulp artLeave a comment on March 1961 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeufer

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

July 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.b. mccray, h.l. parkhurst, negligee, pulp art, spicy detective stories, telephoneLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

May 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on December 3, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, pulp art, scarlet adventuress, smoking, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

1962 Horwitz edition

1962 [2nd-edition]

Posted on December 3, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags al wheeler, australian pulp, carter brown, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, horwitz paperbackLeave a comment on 1962 Horwitz edition

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