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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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May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, idol, lew merrill, scimitar, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on April 5, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags delos palmer, jungle fiction, snake, spicy-adventure stories, stewart gatesLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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

November 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags assassin, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, justin case, mata hari, nazi fiction, spicy-adventure stories, WWII fictionLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bandito, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, racist imagery, sombrero, spicy-adventure stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

May 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 27, 2024April 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, jose vaca, jungle fiction, racist imagery, spicy-adventure stories1 Comment on May 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

[cover updated 4/26/26]

Posted on March 25, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, south seas, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 19, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, fantasy, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags bound, h.j. ward, lew merrill, science fiction, spicy-adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover art updated 4/26/26]

Posted on March 15, 2024April 26, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, justin case, monkey, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

September 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 5, 2024December 21, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, pith helmet, south seas, spicy-adventure stories, surfLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 4, 2024January 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, war fictionTags bayonet, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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