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

January 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on February 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy adventure stories magazineLeave a comment on January 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

August 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 4, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cat fight, h.j. ward, lew merrill, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on August 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on January 24, 2024December 17, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags grass skirt, h.j. ward, justin case, lei, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags chained, delos palmer, jungle fiction, parrot, shackles, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

December 1937

cover art by J.W. Scott

the only issue published

Posted on December 13, 2023May 6, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags complete adventure magazine, j. allan dunn, j.w. scott, james hall, lon taylor, rex evans, south seasLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

July 1933

cover art by J. Allen St. John

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fictionTags bound, dagger, e. hoffmann price, geoffrey vace, h. bedford jones, j. allen st. john, magic carpet magazine, pearls, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, south seas, warren hastings millerLeave a comment on July 1933 issue ~ cover art by J. Allen St. John

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Oil on canvas
29.75 x 20.75 in.
Signed lower left

October 1941 issue

image updated 12/6/23

Posted on November 24, 2023December 29, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, original art, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, jose vaca, oil on canvas, original art, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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