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

December 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, manhole, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryce walton, craig rice, edward d. radin, finest kind, johnny liddell, manhunt detective story monthly, private eye, richard deming, richard s. prather, robert maguire, shell scottLeave a comment on August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bathroom, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, william b. raineyLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fan dance, finest kind, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, spicy detective stories, tuxLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on June 3, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dame, delos palmer, finest kind, garter, moll, mort lansing, rooftop, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, finest kind, kidnap, norman saunders, original art, robert turner, ronald flaggLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1931

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on May 20, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bank robbery, dagger, dalton stevens, finest kind, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1931 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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

February 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

artist’s “signature” is his initials carved into the bottom log

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, log cabin, luke terry, northwest, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

July 28, 1934

cover art by Modest Stein

Posted on May 13, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags finest kind, kenneth perkins, modest stein, six gun, western story magazineLeave a comment on July 28, 1934 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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