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

December 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 18, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, ghoul, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 17, 2024December 24, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags bombing, finest kind, h.j. ward, lugar, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, spy fiction, WWII fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 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 January 17, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.j. ward, james a. lawson, lasso, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 14, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, lingerie, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fiend, h.j. ward, hooded, ken cooper, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery stories, whipLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated, title page added 1/15/24]

Posted on January 8, 2024January 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, garter, h.j. ward, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, staircase, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, casket, chained, corpse, h.j. ward, pulp art, shackled, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bargirl, dame, garter, h.j. ward, sam walser, spicy-adventure stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 3, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, luke terry, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

May 1938

cover art by H. J. Ward  

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags corpse, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, voodooLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward  

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