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

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 29, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, logger, northwest, spicy-adventure stories, wyreck brentLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

August 1945

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 26, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, albert drake, bound, norman a. daniels, record playerLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

Format ImagePosted on February 23, 2024January 2, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles fulton oursler, detective fiction, hap hadley, mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 15, 1923 issue ~ cover art by Hap Hadley

unused original cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on canvas, 24″ x 35″ ~ estimated date, 1933-35

Posted on February 21, 2024January 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags bound, furnace, norman saunders, original artLeave a comment on unused original cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

November 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 18, 2024December 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, coast guard, FBI, g-men, naval intelligence, parachute, secret service, the feds magazineLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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

January 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, kidnap, robert leslie bellem, ship, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 11, 2024December 19, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on February 8, 2024November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, fiend, h.j. ward, hanged, justin case, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, torture, whipLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

August 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on February 7, 2024April 5, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, branding, garter, pulp art, spicy western stories, stewart gates, stockings, thug, william f. soareLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

February 1938

cover art by H.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2024December 19, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, pulpTags bound, doc savage, h.w. scottLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

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