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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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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

A slight re-working – –

May 1939 issue reworked for the May 1940 issue – both by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 9, 2023April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandito, bound, gunfight, h.j. ward, larry dunn, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on A slight re-working – –

March 1941 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

March 1941 issue

cover by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, bound, mystery magazine, norman saunders, norvell page, theodore tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover by Norman Saunders

March 1942 issue

March 1942

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags bound, espionage, life story magazine, nazi warning, pulp illustration, spyLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

January 1934

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags a. merritt, bound, clark ashton smith, david h. keller, fiend, jack williamson, julius long, margaret brundage, pulp art, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1936

better image than previously posted

[cover upgraded 11/20/25]

Posted on November 29, 2023November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, delos palmer, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

oil on canvas, 21″ by 30″

[post updated 12/31/23]

Posted on November 28, 2023May 18, 2024Categories action fiction, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, edgar l. cooper, george a. mcdonald, hooded, hugh b. cave, jay j. kalez, norvell page, pulp art, rafael desotoLeave a comment on October 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

July 1933

cover art by J. Allen St. John

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fictionTags bound, dagger, e. hoffmann price, geoffrey vace, h. bedford jones, j. allen st. john, magic carpet magazine, pearls, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, south seas, warren hastings millerLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

September 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1, 1941

cover art by Graves Gladney

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on November 24, 2023May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, graves gladney, maxwell grant, pulp art, the shadow magazine, theodore tinsley, tortureLeave a comment on September 1, 1941 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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