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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 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cat fight, h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 2, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags art mystery, finest kind, h.j. ward, model, robert a. garron, sculptor, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

May 1936

cover art by H. J. Ward    

better image than previously posted

[original art and upgraded cover 6/22/24]

Posted on February 1, 2024June 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wallace, crystal ball, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, original art, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 1, 2024December 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, h.j. ward, piano, private detective stories, tuxLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

July 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 31, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bar fight, garter, h.j. ward, james a. lawson, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western stories, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted                     

Posted on January 29, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1944 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

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, h.j. ward, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

August 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 28, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags finest kind, h.j. ward, machine gun, resistance fighter, robert leslie bellem, spanish civil war, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2024December 25, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags finest kind, h.j. ward, jewel thief, mirror, private detective stories, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, hanging, james a. lawson, necktie party, noose, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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