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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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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

Summer 1933 debut issue

Summer 1933

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, f.g. eberhard, laboratory, mad scientist, tracy webb, two-book detective magazineLeave a comment on Summer 1933 debut issue

August 1940 issue

August 1940

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dane gregory, horror stories magazine, lantern, rats, sewer, w. wayne robbinsLeave a comment on August 1940 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags bound, mystery adventures magazine, norman saunders, robert mcblair, six gunLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, bound, dagger, fiend, lingerie, mystery adventures magazine, norman saundersLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1953 issue

May 1953

Posted on December 10, 2023December 6, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, detective world magazine, pulp art, torture, true crimeLeave a comment on May 1953 issue

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

his first cover for any of the Spicy magazines

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 10, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, ken cooper, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on October 1934 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

[image updated 4/15/24]

Posted on December 9, 2023April 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, doc savage, emery clarke, finest kind, pulp art, sacrifice, swordLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

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

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023December 5, 2023Categories adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, hunchback, laboratory, mad scientist, robert leslie bellem, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

November 1937

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on December 9, 2023December 6, 2023Categories fantasy, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, peacock, racist imagery, seabury quinn, spicy, weird tales magazine, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

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