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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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1945, #14 issue – cover art by Ruben Moreira

1945, #14

cover art by Ruben Moreira

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, pulpTags punch comics, thug, tuxLeave a comment on 1945, #14 issue – cover art by Ruben Moreira

November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[date corrected 5/1/25]

Posted on June 4, 2024May 1, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dummy, fedora, h.j. ward, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirl, thug, ventriloquistLeave a comment on November 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

December 1935

cover art by Jerome Rozen

Posted on May 12, 2024May 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, nick carter magazine, thugLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

cover art by H.J. Ward

No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dressing table, fedora, garter, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockings, thugLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

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

June 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bathroom, finest kind, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, telephone, thugLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1950 premiere and only issue

December 1950

the only issue published

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, crime fiction stories, joseph commings, thugLeave a comment on December 1950 premiere and only issue

November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

November 1947

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, roderick lull, samuel cherry, shad collins, talmage powell, thug, wanted poster, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1947 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

May 1930

cover art by Don Hewitt

Hersey swastika: “The Symbol of Good Reading – A Hersey Magazine”

Posted on March 31, 2024January 8, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags burt stokes, detective dragnet magazine, don hewitt, eugene a. clancy, irving stone, kennie macdowd, thug, william h. stueberLeave a comment on May 1930 issue ~ cover art by Don Hewitt

May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 30, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arthur wallace, cat fight, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective stories, thug, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1937 ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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