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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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September 28, 1929 issue

September 28, 1929

cover art by Lejaren Hiller?

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags woman with a gun, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynn, charles somervilleLeave a comment on September 28, 1929 issue

April 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

April 1926

cover art by Lawrence Herndon

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blue book magazine, h. bedford-jones, lawrence herndon, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1926 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

September 1947 issue

September 1947

December 17, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags detective novel magazine, kurt steel, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1947 issue

1959 Panther reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1959 Panther reissue in the UK

cover art by Ray Johnson

December 18, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2026April 5, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags hooker, john lodwick, panther paperback, ray johnson, streetlightLeave a comment on 1959 Panther reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1954 Avon paperback reissue – cover art by Mort Engle

1953 Lippencott hardcover

15th with Mr. and Mrs. North

1954 Avon paperback reissue

cover art by Mort Engle

January 31, 2014

Posted on April 11, 2026April 5, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, flashlight, frances & richard lockridge, mr and mrs northLeave a comment on 1954 Avon paperback reissue – cover art by Mort Engle

1956 Ace Double paperback original

pseudonym of Dudley Owen McGaughy

1956 Ace Double paperback original

cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, lou marchetti, owen dudley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original

Whomsoever I Shall Kiss x 2

1952 Crown hardcover

cover design by Paul Galdone

1952 Crown hardcover, this the later 1954 Dell paperback

cover art by Frank Cozzarelli

5th novel by the screenwriter and novelist, brother of Robert Siodmak

January 28, 2014

Posted on April 10, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags crown hardcover, curt siodmak, dell paperback, frank cozzarelli, paul galdoneLeave a comment on Whomsoever I Shall Kiss x 2

Target in Taffeta x 3

1953 Mill hardcover

1955 Bantam reissue

cover art by Barye Phillip

better image than previously posted

1957 Fontana reissue from the UK

Posted on April 10, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, ben benson, fontana paperback, mill hardcover, targetLeave a comment on Target in Taffeta x 3

The Corpse that Walked x 3

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

1953 Phantom release in Australia

1957 Red Seal release from the UK

Posted on April 10, 2026April 5, 2026Categories australian pulp, british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, octavus roy cohen, phantom paperback, red seal paperbackLeave a comment on The Corpse that Walked x 3

1946 Columbia Pictures

Gilda (Columbia, 1946). Fine+ on Linen. Six Sheet (78.5″ X 80.25″).

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories finest kind, movie posterTags columbia pictures, gilda, glenn ford, rita hayworthLeave a comment on 1946 Columbia Pictures

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