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

September 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pith helmet, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, surfLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, f.k. young, h.j. ward, kidnap, porthole, shackled, spicy detective stories, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 4, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags bayonet, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2024February 23, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, pith helmet, rubies, spicy-adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

November 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, monkey, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

August 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 1/6/24]

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2024January 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1935 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 March 1, 2024January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 29, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, logger, northwest, spicy-adventure stories, wyreck brentLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

oil on canvas, 21″ by 30″

far from romantic but typically great brushwork

Posted on February 29, 2024December 31, 2023Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, western fictionTags e. hoffmann price, finest kind, h.j. ward, original art, romantic western magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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