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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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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

1957 Crest reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

1956 Doubleday hardcover with the title Rich Man, Dead Man

1956 Foulsham hardcover in the UK as Rich Man, Murder

this the 1957 Crest paperback with yet a third title

cover art by Robert Abbett

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, police procedural, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1957 Crest reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

November 1950 issue

November 1950

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags pulp illustration, showgirl, true police cases magazineLeave a comment on November 1950 issue

September 1950 issue

September 1950

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, smoking, true police cases magazineLeave a comment on September 1950 issue

1951 German ad

1951 German ad

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1951 German ad

cover art by Robert Maguire

1952 Hamilton & Co UK release

1952 US release by Lion as My Gun, Her Body

cover art by Robert Maguire

January 30, 2014

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags jeff bogar, lion paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

1963 Playtime paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1963 Playtime paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, spicy, crime fictionTags bathroom, dagger, fletcher bennett, lurid, playtime paperback, robert bonfils, sleazeLeave a comment on 1963 Playtime paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1969 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1969 Pocket paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

December 17, 2013

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, private eye, richard s. prather, ron lesser, shell scottLeave a comment on 1969 Pocket paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

The Cruel Touch x 2

cover art by Paul Rader

1963 Midwood paperback original

not by Donald E. Westlake

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags alan marshall, dame, femme fatale, midwood paperback, paul raderLeave a comment on The Cruel Touch x 2

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