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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 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arson, bound, dagger, delos palmer, james a. lawson, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, mug shot, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

February 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, stockings, tuxLeave a comment on February 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1956, issue #4

1956, #4

Posted on April 5, 2024May 26, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, bound, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on 1956, issue #4

April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

April 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags jon le baron, lingerie, racy, saucy, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

May 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 3, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, convict, escaped con, garter, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1965 lobby card

1965 lobby card, approximately 11″x14″

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime movie, dame, femme fatale, garter, heist, lingerie, margaret whiting, movie poster, nigel patrick, stockings, vaultLeave a comment on 1965 lobby card

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

April 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 28, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags garter, h.j. ward, luke terry, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thugLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 21, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags garter, h.j. ward, kidnap, lingerie, ransom, robert a. garron, spicy detective stories, stockings, thug, whipLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 6, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, spicyTags colby quinn, h.j. ward, original art, shoulder holster, spicy detective stories, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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