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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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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1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

pseudonym of Robert Lee Martin

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, gold medal paperback, lee roberts, lipstickLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy/Ernest Chiriacka?

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, hollywood fiction, norman danielsLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Popular Giant edition

1960 Popular Giant edition paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, hawaiian fiction, popular library, private eye, thomas b. deweyLeave a comment on 1960 Popular Giant edition

September 1937 issue

September 1937

cover art attributed to Mark T. Pattie, the editor

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags roger torrey, smoking, detective and murder mysteries, magnifying glass, al p. nelson, wanted postersLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

1953 Morrow hardcover

1953 Morrow hardcover, the 45th Perry Mason novel

October 03, 2013

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, morrow hardcover, perry masonLeave a comment on 1953 Morrow hardcover

FASTER PUSSYCAT!!!!!

Russ Meyer

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on FASTER PUSSYCAT!!!!!

August 1948 issue

August 1948

September 24, 2017

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1948 issue

January 1944 issue

January 1944

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, startling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1944 issue

1956 MGM Pictures

screen debut of Leslie Nielsen

December 09, 2013

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories film noir, movie posterTags glenn ford, mgm picturesLeave a comment on 1956 MGM Pictures

August 10th, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Woods

August 10th, 1948

cover art by Charles Woods

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.s.m. kemp, neil martin, short stories magazine, william chamberlainLeave a comment on August 10th, 1948 issue ~ cover art by Charles Woods

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