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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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1953 Ace paperback original

cover art by Norman Saunders

1953 Ace paperback original

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, john h. makris, norman saunders, smoking, trench coatLeave a comment on 1953 Ace paperback original

1956 Popular Library reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1955 Rinehart hardcover

1956 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

6th with private eye Timothy Dane

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, gambling fiction, popular library, william ardLeave a comment on 1956 Popular Library reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1963 Giant Double Ace reissue – cover art by Bob Schinella

1963 Giant Double Ace reissue

cover art by Bob Schinella

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob schinella, dana lyon, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment on 1963 Giant Double Ace reissue – cover art by Bob Schinella

1962 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

pseudonym of Dudley Dean McGaughy

1962 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dean owen, monarch paperback, municipal corruption, rafael desotoLeave a comment on 1962 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1959 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Tom Miller

1959 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Tom Miller

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories paperback, pulpTags gil lawrence, medical fiction, pyramid paperback, staircase, tom millerLeave a comment on 1959 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Tom Miller

1954 Pennant reissue

1953 Dutton hardcover

1954 Pennant paperback

October 27, 2014

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags woman with a gun, fredric brown, pennant paperbackLeave a comment on 1954 Pennant reissue

1961 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1961 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, john plunkett, midwood paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1961 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 07, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, george gross, smoking, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1950 issue

March 1950

cover photo by Pagano

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags front page detective, pagano, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1950 issue

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

February 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

November 29, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clive stewart, dame, david roberts, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

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