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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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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

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1933

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Posted on February 2, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, hooded, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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

May 1936

cover art by H. J. Ward    

better image than previously posted

[original art and upgraded cover 6/22/24]

Posted on February 1, 2024June 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wallace, crystal ball, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, original art, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 31, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bar fight, garter, h.j. ward, james a. lawson, pulp art, shoot out, spicy western stories, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

12.14.35 December 14, 1935

December 14, 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, herman landon, joel t. rogers, max brand, pulp art, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 12.14.35 December 14, 1935

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

March 1936

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2024April 4, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, aviation fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags doc savage, parachute, pulp art, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

November 1935 issue

November 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black bat, e. hoffmann price, nightgown, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.j. ward, hanging, james a. lawson, necktie party, noose, pulp art, spicy western magazineLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

May 1941

cover art by Richard Lyon

Posted on January 23, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags c. william harrison, fog horn clancy, pulp art, richard lyon, six gun, west magazineLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Richard Lyon

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

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