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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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November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags bound, dungeon, fiend, finest kind, h.j. ward, lew merrill, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, whipLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Harry Barton

Women in Green Dress
Gouache on board, 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories original art, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, harry barton, original art, pulp artLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

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

December 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bandit, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, pulp art, spicy western storiesLeave a comment on December 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

April 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on March 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags chained, dungeon, evil eye, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pulp art, rat, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

August 1939

cover art by John Newton Howitt

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on March 7, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags garter, john newton howitt, laboratory, mad scientist, medical fiction, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery stories, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Newton Howitt

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

July 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 11/1/25]

Posted on February 29, 2024November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.j. ward, lingerie, monster, morgan lafay, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2024April 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black cat, dagger, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, lew merrill, pulp art, racist imagery, spicy mystery magazine, stockings, vampire, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1938 issue

cover by H. J. Ward

Posted on February 15, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, larry dunn, original art, pulp art, spicy mystery magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on February 8, 2024November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, fiend, h.j. ward, hanged, justin case, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, torture, whipLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

August 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on February 7, 2024April 5, 2024Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bound, branding, garter, pulp art, spicy western stories, stewart gates, stockings, thug, william f. soareLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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