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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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Category: war fiction

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

February 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags espionage fiction, h.l. parkhurst, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

last Spicy-Adventure title , next issue will change to Speed-Adventure

Posted on February 21, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags allen anderson, garter, lew merrill, nurse, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, submarine, torpedo, u-boatLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1930 issue

January 1930

the only issue published

Posted on February 14, 2024December 20, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, war fictionTags bargirl, doughboy, e. quinton, garter, love and war stories, robert h. leitfred, ross c. hollandLeave a comment on January 1930 issue

May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

May 10, 1932

cover art by Herbert Rangely

Posted on February 1, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags b.m. bower, eustace l. adams, h. bedford-jones, herbert rangely, j.d. newsom, joel townsley rogers, short stories magazineLeave a comment on May 10, 1932 issue ~ cover art by Herbert Rangely

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

August 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags finest kind, h.j. ward, machine gun, resistance fighter, robert leslie bellem, spanish civil war, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bombing, finest kind, h.j. ward, lugar, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

October 1940

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

[corrected 6/28/24]

Posted on December 18, 2023June 28, 2024Categories aviation fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, updated, war fiction, weird fictionTags bi plane, dogfight, frederick blakeslee, g-8 and his battle aces, grim reaper, robert j. hogan, skeletonLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

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

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

August 1939

cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Posted on December 5, 2023June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, war fiction, weird fictionTags august derleth, bertram w. williams, e. hoffmann price, earle k. bergey, heydorn schleh, john clemons, octopus, robert bloch, skull, strange stories magazine, submarine, torpedoLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by Earle K. Bergey

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

September 1930

cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

Posted on November 29, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, war fictionTags deep sea diver, frederick blakeslee, knife fight, pulp art, submarine stories magazineLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Frederick Blakeslee

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