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

September 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on January 2, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags dagger, h.l. parkhurst, rex norman, skeleton, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

February 1939

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, henri st. maur, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, william f. soareLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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

November 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 20, 2023December 17, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags c.a.m. donne, diplomat, ghost, h.j. ward, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 13, 2023December 10, 2023Categories action fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, garter, lantern, lew merrill, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, whipLeave a comment on October 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

October 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on December 8, 2023December 6, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags charles a. baker, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on October 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

December 1937

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 6, 2023December 3, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, hooded, pulp art, robert a. garron, skull and crossbones, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

July 1937

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on December 6, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags carl moore, cemetery, ghoul, grave, graveyard, lantern, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

June 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 2, 2023November 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags cary moran, dame, delos palmer, femme fatale, finest kind, pulp art, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1935

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 1, 2023November 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags arthur wilson, chained, finest kind, garter, hypodermic, norman saunders, pulp art, shackled, spicy mystery stories, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1935 and June 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

[’35 cover updated 11/1/25 ~ ’39 updated 11/20/25]

Posted on November 30, 2023November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags casket, colby quinn, ghoul, h.j. ward, pulp art, robert leslie bellem, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on June 1935 and 1939 issues ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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