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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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February 1938 issue

February 1938 issue

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/20/24]

Posted on December 4, 2023September 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags anatole field, brent north, dagger, garter, pulp art, racist imagery, red circle magazine, star detective magazine, stockings, walter walker, william r. cox, yellow menaceLeave a comment on February 1938 issue

October 1940 issue

October 1940

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on October 1940 issue

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

February 1941 issue

February 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson?

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags escaped con, garter, headquarters detective magazine, lionel white, prison break, pulp art, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

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

April 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on December 1, 2023November 30, 2023Categories action fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, western fictionTags bargirl, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, pulp art, rex norman, spicy western stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

September 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on November 30, 2023November 28, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags garter, ghoul, lingerie, pulp art, spicy mystery stories, stockings, william f. soareLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

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

November 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 28, 2023November 26, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl moore, dagger, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, pulp art, spicy adventure stories magazine, stockings, willis vachel keithLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1940 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 25, 2023November 24, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, garter, manhole, pulp art, real detective magazine, stockings, true crimeLeave a comment on April 1940 issue

October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1939

better image than previously posted

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, garter, h.j. ward, jewels, pulp art, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on January 28, 2023January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, stockings, thug, tuxLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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