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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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February 1937 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

February 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 17, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags black cat, casket, h.j. ward, shackled, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

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

March 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 14, 2026April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, speed detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

July 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

December 24, 2013

Posted on May 12, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, lingerie, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2026March 16, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags crutch, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 4, 2026February 15, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags bound, chained, h.j. ward, racist imagery, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 4, 2026February 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, graveyard, h.j. ward, lew merrill, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 21, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags ghoul, h.j. ward, justin case, rats, spicy mystery stories, swampLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, grim reaper, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, scythe, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

June 1942

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, dagger, gypsy rose lee, h.j. ward, sharkLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

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

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