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

March 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, leopard, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on December 17, 2025November 24, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags delos palmer, kidnapping, lew merrill, racist imagery, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 6, 2025November 22, 2025Categories pulp, spicy, western fictionTags h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 27, 2025November 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, h.j. ward, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, spy fictionLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

December 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 17, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, aligator, canoe, h.l. parkhurst, spear, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

February 1937

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, lew merrill, spicy adventure stories magazine, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover altered from Oct. 1940 Spicy Adventure

Posted on December 19, 2024December 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, science fictionTags bound, fucking nazis, h.j. ward, hugh b. cave, lew merrill, lugar, ray gun, speed adventure stories, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

December 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedoin, h.l. parkhurst, kirk rand, leopard print, spear, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on July 8, 2024June 21, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, shipwreck, spicy-adventure stories, stockings, thugLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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