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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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July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/29/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.b. mccray, h.l. parkhurst, negligee, pulp art, spicy detective stories, telephoneLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags death ray, h.l. parkhurst, justin case, pulp art, science fiction, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags beast, fiend, h.l. parkhurst, monster, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, historical fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cobras, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pharoah, pulp art, snakes, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1932

first appearance of The Black Vulture

Posted on November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags gladwell richardson, h.l. parkhurst, pulp art, wild west stories and complete novel magazineLeave a comment on May 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1932 ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1932

Posted on November 24, 2023December 6, 2023Categories adventure, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags h.l. parkhurst, pulp art, ralph page, rifle, wild west stories and complete novel magazineLeave a comment on February 1932 ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas
29.75 x 20.75 in.
Signed lower left

October 1941 issue

image updated 12/6/23

Posted on November 24, 2023December 29, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, original art, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jose vaca, oil on canvas, original art, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 18, 2023April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, spicyTags aztec, h.l. parkhurst, human sacrifice, justin case, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023Categories crime fiction, magazine, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, poison, pulp art, satan, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thug, tuxLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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