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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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1962 Monarch paperback original

1962 Monarch paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories gangster, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags gary gordon, monarch paperback, municipal corruptionLeave a comment on 1962 Monarch paperback original

1963 Monarch paperback original

1963 Monarch paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories paperback, spicy, true crimeTags ann marie, hooker, michael burgess, monarch paperback, prostitute, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original

November 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 09, 2014

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, true crime, spicyTags hooker, george gross, women in crime, smoking, paddy wagon, fishnetsLeave a comment on November 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1959 Hillman paperback original – cover art by Milo Manara

1959 Hillman paperback original

cover art by Milo Manara

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags edmond de goncourt, hillman paperback, hooker, lurid, milo manara, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Hillman paperback original – cover art by Milo Manara

March 1952 issue

March 1952

cover art by Hooker

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags jay hemming, leslie cameron, richard wilmer rowan, strange the magazine of true mysteryuLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

January 21, 1933 issue ~ cover by Walter de Maris

January 21, 1933

cover by Walter de Maris

Posted on October 4, 2026September 24, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags flynn's, judson p. philips, fred macisaac, poison, j. allan dunn, ray cummings, walter de maris, detective fiction magazineLeave a comment on January 21, 1933 issue ~ cover by Walter de Maris

1951 Avon reissue – cover art by Barye Philips

1951 Avon reissue

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 4, 2026September 24, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, whodunnit, mysteryTags agatha christie, barye phillips, poison, hercule poirot, avon paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Avon reissue – cover art by Barye Philips

September 1960 issue

September 1960

Posted on October 4, 2026September 24, 2026Categories magazine, true crime, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, official detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

January 1937

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on October 4, 2026September 24, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags poison, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on October 3, 2026September 26, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags carroll john daly, tux, bound, detective tales magazine, bomb, tiah devittLeave a comment on October 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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