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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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February 1942 issue

February 1942

cover art by William Soare

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags moll, rooftop, tommygun, true gangster stories, william soare, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

November 1941

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 6, 2026February 2, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags doc savage, emery clarke, handcuffs, kenneth robeson, lester dentLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

February 1951 issue

February 1951

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

February 1948 issue

cover photo repurposed for 1949 Dell paperback original

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories magazine, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags dell paperback, fact detective mysteries, front page detective, inside detective magazine, pearl necklace, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1948 issue

1949, issue #7

1949, issue #7

cover art by Wally Wood

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime comicTags dame, femme fatale, my confession, wally woodLeave a comment on 1949, issue #7

1947 United Artists release

John Garfield and Hazel Brooks for Body and Soul, 1947

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories film noir, HardboiledTags body and soul, cocktail, dame, femme fatale, hazel brooks, john garfield, promo shotLeave a comment on 1947 United Artists release

April 1950 issue

April 1950

cover art attributed to Howell Dodd

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags hooker, howell dodd, police detective cases, smoking, stockingLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

D0 They?

dame

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fictionTags dame, femme fatale, russ meyerLeave a comment on D0 They?

February 1950 issue

February 1950

Posted on February 5, 2026February 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, garter, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1949 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 4, 2026February 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bullet hole, c.k.m. scanlon, FBI, feds, g-men detective magazine, moll, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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