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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 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags coffin, dagger, ellery watson calder, lingerie, racist imagery, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

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

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 19, 2024April 14, 2024Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags dagger, demon, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

December 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on March 29, 2024May 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, branding, hooded, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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

April 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on March 21, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags chained, dungeon, evil eye, h.l. parkhurst, lew merrill, pulp art, rat, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 14, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, skeleton, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939 issue

August 1939

cover art attributed to John Newton Howitt

Posted on March 7, 2024April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags laboratory, mad scientist, medical fiction, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on August 1939 issue

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

[image updated 11/1/25]

Posted on February 29, 2024November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.j. ward, lingerie, monster, morgan lafay, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

January 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on February 8, 2024November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, fiend, h.j. ward, hanged, justin case, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, torture, whipLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936

cover art by H. J. Ward    

better image than previously posted

[original art and upgraded cover 6/22/24]

Posted on February 1, 2024June 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wallace, crystal ball, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, original art, pulp art, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1935 issue

November 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2024December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags black bat, e. hoffmann price, nightgown, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

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