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

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939 issue

February 1939

better image than previously posted

[original art added 8/13/25]

Posted on September 24, 2024August 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags crime detective magazine, stockings, telephoneLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

1952 Ace Double paperback ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on September 20, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, harry whittington, lingerie, norman saunders, police procedural, shoulder holster, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 Ace Double paperback ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

December 1929

cover art by W.C. Brigham

included August W. Derleth’s “The Adventure of the Limping Man” (Solar Pons)

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/5/26]

Posted on September 15, 2024January 5, 2026Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags august derleth, detective trails magazine, g.n. carpenter, john miller gregory, solar pons, telephone, w.c. brighamLeave a comment on December 1929 issue ~ cover art by W.C. Brigham

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

March 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on August 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bound, finest kind, grandfather clock, h.j. ward, n. wooten poge, spicy detective stories, telephone, tommygunLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941 issue

November 1941

Posted on August 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, fingerprints, g. wayman jones, telephone, thugLeave a comment on September 1941 issue

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

better image than previously posted

repurposed cover from January 1942 Hollywood Detective

[updated with original art 8/8/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags bank heist, h.j. ward, super-detective magazine, t.w. ford, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1945 issue

February 1945

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, telephone, vital detective casesLeave a comment on February 1945 issue

September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

September 1930

cover art by Jno Ruger

Posted on August 6, 2024April 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags amazing detective tales, arthur b. reeve, david h. keller, ed earl repp, eugene george key, gem, hugo gernsback, jewel, jno ruger, racist imagery, telephone, yellow menaceLeave a comment on September 1930 issue ~ cover art by Jno Ruger

August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

August-September 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george allan moffatt, pay phone, speakeasy stories magazine, telephone, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on August-September 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

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