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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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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

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 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, garter, h.j. ward, mirror, showgirl, spicy detective magazine, stocking, thugLeave a comment on April 1941 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

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 17, 2024December 21, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, snake, thugLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

November 1938

cover art by William F. Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 4, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags spicy detective magazine, thug, william b. rainey, william f. soareLeave a comment on November 1938 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

April 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 1, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

October 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on March 1, 2024January 28, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by John Drew

Top of the Heap, Gang World, January 1934
Oil on canvas, 21.875 x 16 in.
Not signed

Posted on February 28, 2024April 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags gang world magazine, john drew, oil on canvas, original art, raoul du priest, richard e. conan, thug, william h. stueberLeave a comment on cover art by John Drew

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