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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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January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags head, phantom detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1939 issue

January 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 14, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, erle stanley gardnerLeave a comment on January 1939 issue

Spring 1943 issue

Spring 1943

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, c.k.m. scanlon, cave, explosivesLeave a comment on Spring 1943 issue

July 1942 issue

July 1942

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags flynn's, flynn's detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1942 issue

March 1938 issue

March 1938

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, skull, lantern, thrilling detective magazine, lupton a. wilkinson, hal murray bonnett, fieldLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, logger, rudolph belarski, william hopsonLeave a comment on July 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

November 1933

cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, dagger, danger trail magazine, malclom wheeler-nicholson, r.w. alexander, sidney riesenberg, sword, turbanLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by Sidney Riesenberg

1957 Graphic paperback original – cover art by Roy Lance

1957 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Roy Lance

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags dame, graphic paperback, leonard lupton, roy lance, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1957 Graphic paperback original – cover art by Roy Lance

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

April 1937 issue

cover art by David Berger

November 30, 2014

Posted on September 13, 2026August 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, clues detective stories, david berger, hand cuffs, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

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