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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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August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936 issue

Posted on December 2, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags arrow, ghoul, h.j. ward, hunchback, justin case, lingerie, spicy mystery stories, tagetLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 27, 2025November 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, h.j. ward, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, spy fictionLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.

July 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags arson, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fireplace, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, swordLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1937

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

altered version of March 1938 issue of Spicy Mystery

Posted on September 10, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, red hood, robert a. garron, speed mystery magazine, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1944

Posted on September 8, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, noose, super-detective magazine, telephone, thugLeave a comment on December 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private eye stories, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1944 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags black mask, bound, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1942

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

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