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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 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted                     

Posted on January 29, 2024December 26, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

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  

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

June 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

[cover updated 11/18/25]

Posted on December 28, 2023November 18, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, dame, desert fiction, femme fatale, finest kind, foreign legion, h.j. ward, justin case, lew merrill, spicy-adventure stories, tentLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

April 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, demon, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

April 1938 issue

April 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott?

Posted on December 14, 2023December 10, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags laboratory, lew merrill, mad scientist, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

August 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, octopus, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

February 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 6, 2023December 4, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, science fiction, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

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