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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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1955 Pennant paperback reissue

pseudonym of Johannes Matthijs Willem Knipscheer

1953 Little Brown hardcover

1955 Pennant paperback reissue

illegible artist’s signature at the right edge of the post

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dock, james m. fox, pennant paperback, warfLeave a comment on 1955 Pennant paperback reissue

April 1940 issue

April 1940

July 15, 2015

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags master detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1940 issue

December 1938 issue

December 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 30, 2026September 18, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags g.t. fleming-roberts, joe archibald, popular detective magazine, jewel thief, westmoreland gray, emeraldsLeave a comment on December 1938 issue

November 22, 1930 issue

November 22, 1930

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on November 22, 1930 issue

August 1954 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Howell Dodd

gouache on board, 26 x 18 inches (66.0 x 45.7 cm)

August 1954 issue

Posted on September 30, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags gouache on board, howell dodd, police detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1954 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Signet Books No. 820 – Shriek With Pleasure by Toni Howard, 1950.

Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags femme fatale, mitchell hooks, signet paperback, smokingdame, toni howardLeave a comment on 1950 Signet reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

February 1954 issue

February 1954

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, police detective casesLeave a comment on February 1954 issue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

March 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags a.r. elrod, allen beckford, dame, femme fatale, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davis

November 1952 issue

November 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on September 29, 2026September 25, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, best true fact detectiveLeave a comment on November 1952 issue

January 1955 issue

January 1955

Posted on September 29, 2026September 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on January 1955 issue

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