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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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August 1943 issue

war bond cover as rendered by Jack Burnley

Posted on July 4, 2026May 12, 2026Categories crime comicTags batman, detective comics, jack burnleyLeave a comment on August 1943 issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

April 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on July 3, 2026June 12, 2026Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags casket, dime detective magazine, john lawrence, spy fiction, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on April 1943 Canadian issue

May 1940 issue

May 1940

Posted on July 3, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur w. phillips, bound, g-men detective magazine, jean francis webb, telephoneLeave a comment on May 1940 issue

August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags norman saunders, m.e. ohaver, fifteen detective stories magazine, wiretap, hayden howarsdLeave a comment on August 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 5, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

November 5, 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on July 3, 2026June 12, 2026Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flashlight, flynn's, richard saleLeave a comment on November 5, 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

January 1940 issue

January 1940 – sole issue

nice touch of the cover artist making the smoke at the upper right into skull

Posted on July 2, 2026June 12, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags albert payson terhune, frank richardson pierce, rollin brown, skull, venture action storiesLeave a comment on January 1940 issue

December 1947, issue #15

December 1947, issue #15

Posted on July 2, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime comicTags murder incorporated comicLeave a comment on December 1947, issue #15

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

May 1941

cover art by Emery Clarke

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2026June 22, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags doc savage, emery clarke, lester dentLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Emery Clarke

September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2026June 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan echols, kidnapping, star novels magazine, stephen chalmers, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1955 issue

May 1955

Posted on July 2, 2026June 12, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags private eye, carroll john daly, smashing detective stories, race williams, arnold drakeLeave a comment on May 1955 issue

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