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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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October 1938 issue

October 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 3, 2026September 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, donald wandrei, furnace, j.j. des ormeauxLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1942

cover art by Albert Fisher

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 3, 2026September 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, arson, bound, front page detectiveLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1959 digest ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

cover art by Barry Waldman, 13.5″ x 15″

February 1959

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 3, 2026September 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags arson, barry waldman, fire, fire engine, henry slesar, mercury mystery magazine, miiam allen deford, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on February 1959 digest ~ cover art by Barry Waldman

November 1935 isue

November 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 3, 2026October 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags ten detective aces magazine, frederick c. davis, carl mckinnon saunders, shackled, trap doorLeave a comment on November 1935 isue

November 1937 issue

November 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 2, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charlie chan, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on November 1937 issue

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 2, 2026September 22, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, e. hoffmann price, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1946 Black Knight Mystery digest

1946 Black Knight Mystery reissue, No. 18

Robert Leslie Goldman – deaf, diabetic and a polio survivor, he became a radio and magazine writer

Posted on October 2, 2026September 22, 2026Categories digest, mystery, pulpTags chess, r.l. goldman, radioLeave a comment on 1946 Black Knight Mystery digest

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Salter

September 1951

cover art by George Salter

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bound, cornel, cornell woolrich, ellery queen's mystery magazine, evelyn waugh, mercury digest, q. patrick, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Salter

May 25, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

May 25, 1935

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags argosy magazine, paul stahr, jungle fiction, hulbert footnerLeave a comment on May 25, 1935 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

cover art by Hubert Rogers

March 1939

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fiction, original artTags erle stanley gardner, tear gas, lester leith, jewels, deep sea diver, hubert rogers, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

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