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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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October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

October 1940 issue

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on July 22, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, donald barr chidsey, emmett watson, red star detective magazine, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

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

May 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags blueprint, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, speed detective magazine, spyLeave a comment on May 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, manhole, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on June 29, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, science fiction, spicyTags h.j. ward, ray gun, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags garter, robert leslie bellem, scissors, spicy detective magazine, stockings, wedding dressLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, dan turner, geoffrey north, h.j. ward, harold de polo, hollywood detective magazine, jerome severs perry, randolph barr, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, eric l. schwartz, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[date corrected 5/1/25]

Posted on June 4, 2024May 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dummy, fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirl, thug, ventriloquistLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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