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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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May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 26, 2026October 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags frank johnson, jean francis webb, rudolph belarski, spy fiction, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy

October 1941

cover art by Darcy

Posted on October 26, 2026October 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags darcy, henry kuttner, thrilling adventures magazineLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Darcy

Canadian September 1942 issue

Canadian September 1942 issue

Posted on October 26, 2026October 14, 2026Categories canadian pulp, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags ace g-man stories, emile c. tepperman, racist imagery, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on Canadian September 1942 issue

Fall 1942 issue

Fall 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 26, 2026October 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags blueprint, dagger, exciting detective magazine, monocle, norman a. daniels, spyLeave a comment on Fall 1942 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 26, 2026October 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, detective short stories magazine, edward ronns, g.t. fleming-roberts, norman saunders, spy fictionLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1943

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Canadian November 1943 issue

Posted on October 26, 2026October 13, 2026Categories uncategorized, Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, canadian pulp, mystery, crime fiction, espionage fictionTags detective fiction weekly, edward s. williams, flynn's, judson p. philips, racist imageryLeave a comment on September 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 26, 2026October 16, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags benton braden, fucking nazis, lugar, stewart sterling, submarineLeave a comment on November 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

December 1936

cover art by William Luberoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 25, 2026October 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags frederick c. davis, john k. butler, kidnapping, motorcycle cop, ten detective aces magazine, william luberoffLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by William Luberoff

1955, issue no. 17 – cover art by Dick Giordano

1955, issue no. 17

cover art by Dick Giordano

Posted on October 25, 2026October 5, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1955, issue no. 17 – cover art by Dick Giordano

August 1950 issue

August 1950

Posted on October 25, 2026October 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime comic, dagger, gene gorman, private detective magazine, robert turner, thugLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

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