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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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Too Young to Die x two

pseudonym of Milton K. Ozaki

1954 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Australian 1956 Phantom edition

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, milton k. ozaki, phantom paperback, robert o. saber, walter poppLeave a comment on Too Young to Die x two

Let Them Eat Bullets x 3 + 1

1954 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1956 Gold Medal reissue

1959 reissue

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, gold medal paperback, howard schoenfeld, private eyeLeave a comment on Let Them Eat Bullets x 3 + 1

The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1957 Doubleday hardcover

1959 Dell reissue

cover art by William Teodecki

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags crime club selection, dame, dell paperback, doubleday hardcover, george malcolm-smith, william teodeckiLeave a comment on The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

Dangerous Ground x 2

1946 Doubleday hardcover

1948 Dell mapback – cover art by Earl Sherwan

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags black cat, dell mapback, doubleday hardcover, earl sherwan, francis sill wickware, skullLeave a comment on Dangerous Ground x 2

1964, no. 13

1964, no. 13

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on 1964, no. 13

1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Mort Engel

1959 Avon paperback original

cover art by Mort Engel

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, femme fatale, mort engel, robert colbyLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Mort Engel

1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

November 08, 2014

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, jack abbett, jack ehrlich, parole officerLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

December 1952

December 1952

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, moll, smoking, special detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1952

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

January 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, lingerie, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

March 1951 issue

March 1951

December 13, 2015

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, stockings, true crime cases magazine, woman with a guhLeave a comment on March 1951 issue

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