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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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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

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

September 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on November 30, 2023November 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags garter, ghoul, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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

October 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1936

better image than previously posted

[cover upgraded 11/20/25]

Posted on November 29, 2023November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, delos palmer, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

October 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1935 issue

April 1935

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags cheesecake, pulp art, radio microphone, ralph gordon, tattle tales magazineLeave a comment on April 1935 issue

Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee, burlesque dancer

Posted on November 25, 2023November 22, 2023Categories film noir, spicyTags jennie leeLeave a comment on Jennie Lee

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas
29.75 x 20.75 in.
Signed lower left

October 1941 issue

image updated 12/6/23

Posted on November 24, 2023December 29, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, original art, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jose vaca, oil on canvas, original art, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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