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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 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

October 20, 1926

cover art by Jerome Rozen

published 100 yrs ago today

Posted on October 20, 2026July 8, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, western fictionTags heist, stagecoach, the popular magazineLeave a comment on October 20, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

June 1, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Duncan MacMillan

June 1, 1928

cover art by Duncan MacMillan

Posted on October 20, 2026October 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, duncan macmillan, raoul whitfield, walt coburnLeave a comment on June 1, 1928 issue ~ cover art by Duncan MacMillan

June 1942 issue

June 1942

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags real detective magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

April 25, 1936 issue

April 25, 1936

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, judson p. philips, telephoneLeave a comment on April 25, 1936 issue

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags telephone, bound, norman saunders, frederick c. davis, all-story detective, lee wellsLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 19, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags telephone, woman with a gun, popular detective magazine, samuel cherry, stuart brockLeave a comment on March 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

1952 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double paperback reissue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags ace double paperback, lugar, negligee, samuel w. taylor, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1959 issue

August 1959

November 17, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, k.j. forrester, robert bowen, trapped detective story magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1959 issue

September 1960 issue

September 1960

October 31, 2014

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, dan malcolm, guilty detective story magazine, mark ryan, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1960 issue

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