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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: December 7, 2023

January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

January 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags francis k. allan, grandfather clock, milton luros, strange detective mysteries, trench coat, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on January 1943 issue – cover art by Milton Luros

Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

Summer 1949

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags demon, devil, doc savage, dragon, george rozen, hades, hell, kenneth robeson, tridentLeave a comment on Summer 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

April 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags choker, george gross, lingerie, smash detective casesLeave a comment on April 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948

better image than previously posted

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on December 7, 2023April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crystal ball, kurt steel, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skull, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

February 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, donald dale, hooded, j.w. scott, mystery tales magazine, rack, red hood, russell gray, shacklesLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

July 1935

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on December 7, 2023December 3, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags francis welch, murder mysteries magazine, westmoreland gray, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

July 1948 issue

July 1948

better image than previously posted

last of three issued published – the fourth never was

Posted on December 7, 2023December 4, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruce cassiday, frederick c. davis, john d. macdonald, marian o'hearn, rooftop, shock magazine, theodore sturgeonLeave a comment on July 1948 issue
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