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

May 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torrey, showgirlLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21-1/8 inches (76.2 x 53.7 cm), signed lower right

February 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags gasmask, grim reaper, h.j. ward, jim anthony, john grange, marionettes, super-detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

November 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirlLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, h.j. ward, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 19, 2024February 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags circus, clown, coulrophobia, h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a garron, top hat, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover altered from Oct. 1940 Spicy Adventure

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags bound, fucking nazis, h.j. ward, hugh b. cave, lew merrill, lugar, ray gun, speed adventure stories, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, kidnapping, private detective stories, taxi, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in., not signed

November 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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