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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 5, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags fireplace, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, swordLeave a comment on September 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Night of Action, Spicy Adventure Stories, April 1940
Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 15, 2024April 26, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, hugh speer, oil on canvas, original art, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories, yellow menaceLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

March 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

altered artwork from December 1941 Private Detective

[cover updated 1/10/26]

Posted on December 27, 2023January 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fiend, h.j. ward, hugh speer, speed mystery magazine, subwayLeave a comment on March 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward
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