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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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December 1941 issue

December 1941

Posted on May 27, 2026May 20, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, laurence donovan, popular detective magazine, tear gas, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on December 1941 issue

1963 Belmont paperback original – cover art by Rudy Nappi

1963 Belmont paperback original

10th with NYC PI Ed Noon

cover art by Rudy Nappi

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags belmont paperback, ed noon, michael avallone, private eye, rudy nappiLeave a comment on 1963 Belmont paperback original – cover art by Rudy Nappi

1965 Imperial paperback original

Ed Wood: screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author and film editor.

1965 Imperial paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags ed wood, erotica, imperial paperback, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1965 Imperial paperback original

1954 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1954 Avon paperback original

his 4th published novel

cover art by Robert Schulz

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, ed lacy, robert schulzLeave a comment on 1954 Avon paperback original – cover art by Robert Schulz

1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

February 26, 2014

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, day keene, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1949 Handi-Book digest

1949 Handi-Book

January 19, 2014

Posted on May 26, 2026May 1, 2026Categories digest, pulp, true crimeTags charles boswell, handi-book paperbackLeave a comment on 1949 Handi-Book digest

April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

April 23, 1927

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crimson clown, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, johnston mcculleyLeave a comment on April 23, 1927 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

1951 June/July, issue No. 22

1951 June/July, issue No. 22

Posted on May 25, 2026May 14, 2026Categories crime comicTags clown, gang busters comicLeave a comment on 1951 June/July, issue No. 22

June 1966 issue

June 1966

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories magazine, true crimeTags clown, official detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1966 issue

November 1946 issue

November 1946

January 30, 2014

Posted on May 25, 2026May 1, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags clown, coulrophobia, pulp illustration, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1946 issue

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