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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 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

March 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 17, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, bride, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, motorcycle, private eye storiesLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, kidnap, richard deming, smoking, windowLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

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

March 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 8, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, double cross, gambling fiction, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, lingerie, n. wooten poge, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June/July 1939 issue

June/July 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dale dev. kier, ernie phillips, kidnap, russell boswell, ten story gang magazineLeave a comment on June/July 1939 issue

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

September 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, jazz band, kidnap, private eye, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1941 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 29, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, finest kind, kidnap, norman saunders, original art, robert turner, ronald flaggLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1951

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryce walton, carroll john daly, charles beckman, correta slavska, dale clark, dime detective magazine, frederick c. davis, humphrey jones, kidnap, norman saunders, wallace umphreyLeave a comment on October 1951 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, g-men, kidnap, richard demingLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

May 1944 issue

May 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, kidnap, nurse, nursery, private detective storiesLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

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