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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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Day: November 21, 2023

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

June 1940

cover art by H.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.w. scott, kenneth robeson, paul ernst, pulp art, the avenger magazineLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Scott

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories action fiction, magazine, western fictionTags h.j. ward, lone ranger magazine, pulp art, six gun, tontoLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1932 issue

1932

first and only issue

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, girl rackets magazine, gold diggers, pulp artLeave a comment on 1932 issue

January 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

January 1932

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags frederick c. painton, jane littell, pulp art, underword romances magazine, william reusswig, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1932 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

pulp art by Thornton Utz

Gunman Shot by Police on City Street


Acrylic on board
19-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches (48.9 x 36.2 cm) (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories Hardboiled, pulpTags pulp art, thornton utzLeave a comment on pulp art by Thornton Utz

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