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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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May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alexis rossoff, edgar l. cooper, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy stories magazine, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

December 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24, 4/28/26]

Posted on May 23, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, evening wear, h.j. ward, lingerie, robert a. garron, spicy detective stories, turban, tuxLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Spicy Adventure Stories, July 1939
Oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.
Signed lower left

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, luke terry, oil on canvas, spicy-adventure stories, turban, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

December 1933

cover art by Clifford Benton

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clifford benton, frederick c. painton, strange detective stories, turban, veil, william e. barrettLeave a comment on December 1933 issue ~ cover art by Clifford Benton

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

April 1936

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags edmond hamilton, margie harris, rudolph zirm, sword, thrilling detective magazine, tom curry, turbanLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on May 22, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, clint morgan, scimitar, spicy-adventure stories, turbanLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

January 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on May 22, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags cleaver, h.j. ward, lew merrill, sacrifice, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1938

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 22, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, emery clarke, swordsLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 22, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.t. locke, casket, ghoul, jack d'arcy, john a. saxon, johnston mcculley, paul ernst, rafael desoto, sword, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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