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

November 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 20, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.a.m. donne, diplomat, ghost, h.j. ward, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags butcher, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, justin case, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, kipnap, lawrence donovan, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Format ImagePosted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags blowtorch, chained, eerie mysteries magazine, fiend, norman saunders, shacklesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

April 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, demon, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas, 29 x 21 in., Signed lower left

better image than previously post

[updated with original art, 3/5/24]

Posted on December 17, 2023May 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, justin case, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/4/26]

Posted on December 16, 2023November 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1956 issue

July 1956

Posted on December 16, 2023April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, saucy, true crime, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

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

May 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 16, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags h.j. ward, nazi fiction, robert a. garron, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, submarineLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bandito, dame, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, sombrero, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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