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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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July 1932 ~ cover art by Henry Clive

Format ImagePosted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags henry clive, hollywood, joan blondell, marlene dietrich, pulp art, screen play magazineLeave a comment on July 1932 ~ cover art by Henry Clive

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags death ray, h.l. parkhurst, justin case, pulp art, science fiction, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cary moran, dame, delos palmer, femme fatale, finest kind, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

June 1942

cover art by Allan Anderson

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags allen anderson, dagger, gunfight, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allan Anderson

October 1937 issue

October 1937 issue

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, pulp art, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1937 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wilson, chained, finest kind, garter, hypodermic, norman saunders, pulp art, shackled, spicy mystery stories, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bargirl, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, pulp art, rex norman, spicy western stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cobras, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pharoah, pulp art, snakes, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

Posted on November 30, 2023November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, colby quinn, ghoul, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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