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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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December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, pulp art, robert a. garron, skull and crossbones, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

October 1939

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, jewels, pulp art, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1938 issue

November 1938

Posted on November 17, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags candid detective magazine, moll, pulp illustration, robert a. garron, roger torrey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thug, tuxLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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