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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 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags ace of spades, cigarette girl, gambling fiction, jerome severs perry, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

cove art repurposed for September 1949 issue of Ten Detective Aces

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, cigarette girl, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, night club, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, tuxLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

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

May 1939   

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fan dance, finest kind, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, spicy detective stories, tuxLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September-October 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

September-October 1939

cover art by John Howitt

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 3, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, donald g. cormack, emile c. tepperman, john howitt, r.s. lerch, russell gray, stilts, strange detective mysteries, tuxLeave a comment on September-October 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Howitt

September 4, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

September 4, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 24, 2024May 13, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags coulrophobia, crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculley, tuxLeave a comment on September 4, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

December 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 23, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, allen anderson, garter, spicy detective magazine, stockings, turban, tuxLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

December 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 1/28/24]

Posted on May 23, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, evening wear, h.j. ward, lingerie, robert a. garron, spicy detective stories, turban, tuxLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 10/31/25]

Posted on May 22, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags fiend, g.t. fleming-roberts, pendulum, skull, stewart sterling, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1939 issue

April 1939

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, phantom detective magazine, radio, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on April 1939 issue

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