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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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March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

March 1960

Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on January 26, 2026January 17, 2026Categories digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags al james, art crocket, carl pfeuffer, dagger, garter, james rosenquest, leslie g. sabo, off beat detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on January 15, 2026January 7, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags garter, h.l. parkhurst, hook, sam walser, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, treasure mapLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1954 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Rafael De Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dagger, dan cushman, garter, international intrigueLeave a comment on 1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

Sweet Wild Wench

1959 Fawcett paperback original

3rd with Southern Californian private eye Joe Puma

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art kept for later edition

image
Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, fawcett paperback, garter, joe puma, lingerie, private detective, robert abbett, stockings, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on Sweet Wild Wench

George Gross x 2 +2

cover art by George Gross

September 1951 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for

November 1955 issue Special Detective

Posted on December 11, 2025November 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, choker, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on George Gross x 2 +2

aka Lawrence Block x 2

1959 Midwood/Tower paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Midwood paperback reissue

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2025October 12, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lingerie, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleaze, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block x 2

1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1950 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by C.C.Beall

November 18, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, c.c. beall, dame, femme fatale, garter, gold medal paperback, stockingsLeave a comment on 1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

photo by Irving Klaw

Barbara Pauline

November 03, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories HardboiledTags cheesecake, garter, irving klaw, lurid, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on photo by Irving Klaw

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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